{"id":19177,"date":"2025-06-17T16:37:18","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T14:37:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/17\/dna-testing-firm-23andme-fined-2-3m-by-uk-regulator-for-2023-data-hack\/"},"modified":"2025-06-17T16:37:18","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T14:37:18","slug":"dna-testing-firm-23andme-fined-2-3m-by-uk-regulator-for-2023-data-hack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/17\/dna-testing-firm-23andme-fined-2-3m-by-uk-regulator-for-2023-data-hack\/","title":{"rendered":"DNA testing firm 23andMe fined \u00a32.3m by UK regulator for 2023 data hack"},"content":{"rendered":"

Information stolen from US company included details of 150,000 British residents including family trees<\/p>\n

The genetic testing company 23andMe has been fined more than \u00a32.3m for failing to protect the personal information of more than 150,000 UK residents after a large-scale cyberattack in 2023.<\/p>\n

Family trees, health reports, names and postcodes were among the sensitive data hacked from the California-based company. It only confirmed the breach months after the infiltration started and once an employee saw the stolen data advertised for sale on the social media platform Reddit, according to the UK Information Commissioner\u2019s Office \u2013 which levied the fine.<\/p>\n

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\nInformation stolen from US company included details of 150,000 British residents including family trees
\nThe genetic testing company 23andMe has been fined more than \u00a32.3m for failing to protect the personal information of more than 150,000 UK residents after a large-scale cyberattack in 2023.
\nFamily trees, health reports, names and postcodes were among the sensitive data hacked from the California-based company. It only confirmed the breach months after the infiltration started and once an employee saw the stolen data advertised for sale on the social media platform Reddit, according to the UK Information Commissioner\u2019s Office \u2013 which levied the fine. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Information stolen from US company included details of 150,000 British residents including family trees The genetic testing company 23andMe has been fined more than \u00a32.3m for failing to protect the personal information of more than 150,000 UK residents after a large-scale cyberattack in 2023. Family trees, health reports, names and postcodes were among the sensitive …<\/p>\n

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