A company spokesperson said the hackers gained access to some customer accounts through reused passwords.

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.

  • @[email protected]
    11•7 months ago

    Is anyone here not aware they’ve already been selling that data to insurance companies and who knows who else?

    • @[email protected]English
      5•7 months ago

      Yaaaaay my dad with a horrible genetic disease did this shit I’m never going to be able to get life insurance ever

      • @[email protected]
        4•7 months ago

        Bonus points if you’re living in a country where mortgage must come with a life insurance as a risk mitigataion - NOW YOU’LL NEVER OWN A HOUSE - YAAAYYY.