Prognosis
Hack of DNA Website Exposes Data From 92 Million Accounts
- MyHeritage, based in Israel, allows users to upload DNA data
- Firm says breach, detected by researcher, happened in October
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Consumer genealogy website MyHeritage said that email addresses and password information linked to more than 92 million user accounts have been compromised in an apparent hacking incident.
MyHeritage said that its security officer had received a message from a researcher who unearthed a file named “myheritage” containing email addresses and encrypted passwords of 92,283,889 of its users on a private server outside the company.