23andMe data breach facilitated by lack of appropriate safeguards, joint investigation finds | Unpublished
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Publication Date: June 17, 2025 - 17:06

23andMe data breach facilitated by lack of appropriate safeguards, joint investigation finds

June 17, 2025
Privacy commissioner Philippe Dufresne says inadequate security measures opened the door to a data breach discovered two years ago at genetic testing company 23andMe. Dufresne and U.K. information commissioner John Edwards have released the findings of their joint investigation into the breach, which affected almost seven million people, including nearly 320,000 in Canada.


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