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User data stolen from genetic testing giant 23andMe is now for sale on the dark web
(www.businessinsider.com)
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this post was submitted on 08 Oct 2023
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Note: this was from password stuffing and is only profile data, not genetic.
Your genomics can only be downloaded from a link sent to your email account.
Don't reuse your passwords.
The only thing 23andme could have done to prevent this is 2fa.
Or, and hear me out, don’t reuse passwords.
That's what users could have done, not the site.
It’s a cultural thing. My dad always taught me not to share secrets, including different passwords to different people and websites.
I don’t know if kids have internet lessons these days but it feels like that would be very useful; how to use social media, how to approach strange websites and how to recognize misinformation and look for sources online. Basically online-ed. Part of home economics I guess.