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23andMe Says Health Data Was Included in Hack That Compromised 6.9 Million Users
- Privacy advocates have warned about risk of sharing DNA online
- Hacker was able to get wider access through 14,000 accounts
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Some 6.9 million 23andMe customers had their data compromised after an anonymous hacker accessed user profiles and posted them for sale on the internet earlier this year, the company said on Monday.
The compromised data included users’ ancestry information as well as, for some users, health-related information based on their genetic profiles, the company said in an email.