Genetic testing company 23andMe investigated over hack that hit 7m users
by Julia Kollewe from on (#6NEEK)
Data watchdogs in UK and Canada to look at whether there were enough safeguards on personal information
The California genetic testing company 23andMe faces investigations by the data watchdogs of the UK and Canada over a security breach affecting nearly 7 million people last October.
Hackers who broke into the site gained access to personal information by using customers' old passwords. In some cases the information accessed included family trees, birth years and geographic locations.
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