Montgomery, Alabama
Biotech company 23andMe, which matches DNA samples with others, confirms that the profile information of some of its customers has been acquired by “threat actors”.
Multiple reports found a threat actor advertising the stolen profiles on the Dark Web asking for thousands of dollars from anyone interested in purchasing the usernames and passwords. It’s a tool police used a few years ago to catch the Golden State Killer who police say was responsible for multiple rapes and murders in California between 1974 and 1986. Investigators accessed the DNA database that linked family members who’d shared their DNA through one of the DNA kits such as 23andMe with GED Match.
“It shows all of my family that’s connected to me because it is ingrained in that profile. And I would definitely say it is very likely that now, not only do they have that person’s DNA information, but also relatives.”
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