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Genetic testing firm 23andMe admits hackers accessed DNA data of 7m users

US company says ‘threat actor’ responsible for security breach that affected nearly half of its 14m reported users

The Guardian - US

23andMe hackers accessed a whole lot of user's personal data

The company's filing with the SEC unveils more concerning details about the 23andMe October data breach.

TechRadar

The 23andMe data breach reveals the vulnerabilities of our interconnected data

On Oct. 6, news broke that 23andMe, the Google-owned company that collects genetic material from thousands of people for ancestry and genetic predisposition tests, had a massive data breach.

The Conversation

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Stolen genetic info of Brits exposed by 23andMe hacker

Troves of pilfered user information are frequently being published online by hackers

Evening Standard

‘Something happened, somehow something got mixed up’: the at-home DNA test that changed two families for ever

Both were from Utah and had sons born via IVF. But the Johnsons and the McNeils, it turned out, had much more in common than that …

The Guardian - UK

A landmark study opens a new possible way for Black Americans to trace their ancestry

Researchers have compared the DNA of 27 Black people who lived at the Catoctin furnace between 1774 and 1850, finding a link between these enslaved Americans and nearly 42,000 living relatives.

WEKU

Dad bursts into tears after long-lost son tracks him down after 36 years

A man has taken to social media to share how his half brother managed to track down his family after taking an at-home DNA test - putting an end to a 32-year-long mystery in their lives

Daily Mirror

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They did DNA tests to verify they were sisters. By accident, they found their birth father.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Other than the fact that they both are clearly Asian, Becca Webster and Dee Iraca don’t look alike.

Tribune News Service

Chrissy Teigen spent ‘insane 24 hours’ thinking she had long lost identical twin

The supermodel said she was ‘spiralling’ after a genetic test showed an 100 per cent match with an ‘identical twin’

The Independent UK

Chrissy Teigen Shares Wild Story About Thinking She Had A Secret Identical Twin

Chrissy Teigen shared a wild story about a 23andMe result that had her spiraling over the thought of having an identical twin.

Cinemablend

DIY DNA kits are a global sensation but experts warn third parties could be accessing this genetic data

More than 30 million people across the world have used a DNA testing kit. But third parties, like the police and pharmaceutical corporations, could be legally accessing this data.

ABC News

DNA confirms woman kidnapped more than 50 years ago is Melissa Highsmith

Family of Melissa Highsmith say Fort Worth police failed to properly investigate her abduction in 1971

The Independent UK

DNA confirms woman kidnapped more than 50 years ago is Melissa Highsmith

Family of Melissa Highsmith say Fort Worth police failed to properly investigate her abduction in 1971

The Independent UK

The human genome revealed its secrets 20 years ago. It’s time to fulfill its promise of personalized health care

Genetics have the potential to transform how we predict, prevent, and treat almost all human disease, writes 23andMe CEO Anne Wojcicki.

Fortune

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The Conversation

Does our DNA really determine our intelligence and health?

In a recent article from Nature Genetics_, scientists raise concerns over the social impacts of recent advances in genomics - i.e. the study of genomes, or in other words, the genetic material of an individual or species. In passages bringing to mind the dystopian sci-fi film Gattaca, they describe a…

Reason

Who Owns Your Brain Data?

Nita A. Farahany's The Battle for Your Brain shows how neurotech can help, or hurt, human liberty.

The Times of India

Asia’s richest man Mukesh Ambani to foray into genome testing with Rs 12,000 kit

MUMBAI: Billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s group is getting into genetic mapping, looking to make a health care trend led by disruptive US startups like 23andMe more affordable and widespread in India’s growing consumer market.

Daily Mirror

Woman horrified after call from police telling her DNA was linked to brutal murder

Jacquleine Vadurro was shocked after doing an online DNA test as soon she got a call from homicide detectives who told her she was linked to a cold case where a woman was shot in the chest

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The Philadelphia Inquirer

What helped ID Joseph Augustus Zarelli? His mother's family dabbles in genetic genealogy

PHILADELPHIA — It's the ultimate rabbit hole of hobbies: genetic genealogy.

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: By sharing their genetic risks, Hemsworth, Jolie are raising awareness of testing

When actor Chris Hemsworth, aka Thor, God of Thunder, agreed to host a National Geographic series about extending the human life span, he didn’t expect to discover a genetic risk of his own. But that’s what happened as Hemsworth revealed on an episode of “Limitless” that he carries a common…

The Independent UK

Woman uncovers family secret after stranger texts her to get DNA test

‘This text message right here changed my life forever,’ she says in the video

The New Daily

At-home DNA tests aren’t that reliable – and the risks may outweigh the benefits

The field of genomic science is rapidly advancing, with commercial DNA tests becoming affordable and popular.

The Conversation

At-home DNA tests just aren’t that reliable – and the risks may outweigh the benefits

The field of genomic science is rapidly advancing, with commercial genetic tests becoming affordable and popular.

The Guardian - US

Texas woman found by family 51 years after being kidnapped as baby

Melissa Highsmith, who family say was abducted in Fort Worth in 1971, located in South Carolina, more than 1,000 miles away

Tribune News Service

A miracle: Long-lost brother and sister find each other at Fort Worth hospital

FORT WORTH, Texas — Raymond Turner was at work when he got a notification from 23andMe that his DNA test results were ready.

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