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Arion Kurtaj, a teenager from the UK, amassed a fortune through audacious cybercrimes. From stealing Grand Theft Auto 6 secrets to erasing Brazil’s COVID vaccination data, his exploits were legendary. But his hacking spree took a bizarre turn when he w… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #393: Who needs a laptop to hack when you have a Firestick?
23andMe, the California-based company which sells DNA testing kits to help people learn about their ancestry and potential health risks, is facing scrutiny from British and Canadian data protection authorities following a security breach that saw hacke… Continue reading Battered and bruised 23andMe faces probe after hack that stole seven million users’ data
Has the British Prime Minister been caught secretly profiting from a cryptocurrency app? Were 23andMe right to blame their users after a data breach? And Indian men have hard feelings after falling for a money-for-sex scam.
All this and much much mo… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #355: Fishy Rishi, 23andMe, and the labour of love
When there’s a vulnerability in a system library, we install updates, and go on with our lives. When there’s a vulnerability in a Java library, jars get rebuilt, and fixed …read more Continue reading This Week in Security: LogoFail, National DNS Poison, and DNA
Ahoy! There’s trouble in the South China Seas as Filipino organisations fail to secure their systems, we take a close look at Google IP protection, and we take a look at just how so much genetic profile data leaked out of 23andMe.
All this and much … Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #345: Cyber sloppiness, and why does Google really want to hide your IP address?
Golem, the hacker who leaked the data of one million Ashkenazi Jews from the 23andMe ancestry service earlier this month has now released 4.1 million more genetic data profiles.
The hacker claims they’ve included details of “the wealthiest people li… Continue reading Millions of new 23andMe genetic data profiles leak on cybercrime forum
By Waqas
23andMe Investigating Potential Data Breach, Says Credentials May Have Been Gathered From Other Breaches.
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A member of an online forum where stolen data is bought and sold claims to be selling a large trove of user data obtained from 23andMe.
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By Waqas
According to DNA service provider 23andMe, if you are a user, you are to be blamed for reusing your password on other sites.
This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 23andMe blames its users for the massive data breach
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The man who hacked the UK National Lottery didn’t end up a winner, Japanese Love hotel booking tool suffers a data breach, and just what is 23andMe planning to do with your DNA?
All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of the awa… Continue reading Smashing Security #161: Love, lucky dips, and 23andMe