On Friday, genetic testing company 23andMe announced that hackers accessed the personal data of 0.1% of customers, or about 14,000 individuals. The company also said that by accessing those accounts, ...

Genetic testing company 23andMe announced on Friday that hackers accessed around 14,000 customer accounts in the company’s recent data breach. In a new filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange ...

When we first wrote this article, it compared 23andMe and Ancestry. Since then, 23andMe has experienced a data breach, a subsequent lawsuit, board members' resignations and layoffs amidst financial ...

The genetic testing service 23andMe has certainly been under fire over the years, including a data breach in 2023. Now, with the announcement that the company has filed for bankruptcy in the U.S., ...

An SEC filing has revealed more details on a data breach affecting 23andMe users that was disclosed earlier this fall. The company says its investigation found hackers were able to access the accounts ...

However, that isn't the worst of the news, as the company has said that due to the hackers accessing those accounts, they were able to gain access to a "significant number of files containing profile ...

Dec. 4 (UPI) --Hackers stole ancestry and personal data from 6.9 million customers of genetic testing lab 23andMe, according to updated numbers Monday after the company first disclosed the data breach ...

RALEIGH, North Carolina (WTVD) -- DNA testing can be a fun way to unlock the mysteries of your family history, but you should also think about potential pitfalls. Tisha Powell and I decided to embark ...

Connecticut’s attorney general is demanding answers from genetic testing company 23andMe after a hack exposed the data of people with Ashkenazi Jewish and Chinese ancestry. State Attorney General ...

If your estate plan was created before the DNA testing era—or hasn't been updated to account for these new realities—now is ...

The genealogy site’s clarification of its terms and conditions has barred those working on unsolved crimes from access to the ...

Figuring out precisely where you come from and who your ancestors are has grown in popularity with the uptick in easy-to-use, over-the-counter genetic testing kits. And now, with the added ability to ...