Genetic testing company 23andMe said Monday that hackers were able to access the data of about 6.9 million people, far more than the company previously acknowledged.

The finding is the result of an investigation 23andMe launched in October, after at least one list of people whom the site identified as having Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry was posted online.

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    11 months ago

    You are correct. Wait until one of the really large data collectors gets hacked, i.e. Google, Meta, etc. It’s not if, but when.