Hacker Puts 23andMe User Data Up for Sale on the Internet

An anonymous hacker is claiming to be selling “millions” of genetic profiles cobbled together from hijacked 23andMe customer accounts.

The seller suggested the profiles, which include email addresses, photos, gender, date of birth and DNA ancestry, could be used to target users based on their ethnicity.

23andMe Holding Co., a genetics test kit company that offers ancestry and health reports by analyzing a person’s saliva, confirmed Friday that genuine customer data was for sale on a hacker forum. However, a spokesperson told Bloomberg News the company found no indication of a breach in its information systems. Instead, it appeared the ...