Credential Stuffing Hits Users of Popular Ancestry Website 23andMe

14,000 users of genetic testing ancestry website, 23andMe, have been impacted by a recent data breach. The company points the finger at credential stuffing. Blaming end users for using the same username and password across muiltiple different websites and services.

Once again we are seeing how using the same credentials for multiple websites leads to compromise. This time, impacting the leak of not digital information, but this time genetic information!

Don’t fall victim to credential stuffing. It’s important to keep an eye on what passwords you have floating out there on the dark web. And don’t use the same password for multiple sites! Ask us for a free dark web scan today!

Read more here:

https://techcrunch.com/2023/12/01/23andme-says-hackers-accessed-significant-number-of-files-about-users-ancestry

https://therecord.media/23andme-connecticut-attorney-general-letter

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