DNA testing service breach exposes genetic data on dark web
A large-scale data breach occurred at a DNA testing and ancestry analysis service. Users' genetic information was exposed on the dark web; the name of the company, the exact scale of the damage and the response have not been confirmed.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Being confirmed
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Users' genetic information exposed on the dark web
- Cause / method
- Not confirmed
- Location
- Other countries
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Timeline
- The large-scale data breach at a DNA testing and ancestry analysis service and the exposure of genetic information on the dark web came to light.
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