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23andMe User Data Stolen in Targeted Attack on Ashkenazi Jews (www.wired.com)
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23andMe User Data Stolen in Targeted Attack on Ashkenazi Jews::At least a million data points from 23andMe accounts appear to have been exposed on BreachForums. While the scale of the campaign is unknown, 23andMe says it's working to verify the data.

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[โ€“] Caligvla@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Specifically Jews? Yeesh, that doesn't sound good.

[โ€“] Akasazh@feddit.nl 1 points 2 years ago

The full picture of why the data was stolen, how much more the attackers have, and whether it is actually focused entirely on Ashkenazim is still unclear.

From the article, the title is obviously overstated for effect