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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Julia Kollewe

Genetic testing company 23andMe investigated over hack that hit 7m users

Headquarters of 23andMe in Mountain View, California
23andMe said it intended to cooperate regulators’ requests after the hack. Photograph: Kristoffer Tripplaar/Alamy

The California genetic testing company 23andMe faces investigations by the data watchdogs of the UK and Canada over a security breach affecting nearly 7 million people last October.

Hackers who broke into the site gained access to personal information by using customers’ old passwords. In some cases the information accessed included family trees, birth years and geographic locations.

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