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23andMe claims that no DNA information was revealed, and I'm having trouble finding a primary source that claims that the SNP info was taken. From a more detail
by epistasis 3y ago
23andMe claims that no DNA information was revealed, and I'm having trouble finding a primary source that claims that the SNP info was taken. From a more detailed article:
> ... which exposed sensitive personal information that included things relevant to ancestry trees, birthdays and general geographic locations. In some cases, the company said that the hack could have exposed the pictures and display names of affiliated family members also using the company’s services through the accounts that were primarily breached. 23andMe insists that no actual genetic material or DNA records were exposed
> ... A 23andMe spokesperson told Engadget that hackers accessed the DNAR profiles of roughly 5.5 million customers this way, plus Family Tree profile information from 1.4 million DNA Relative participants.
>DNAR Profiles contain sensitive details including self-reported information like display names and locations, as well as shared DNA percentages for DNA Relatives matches, family names, predicted relationships and ancestry reports. Family Tree profiles contain display names and relationship labels, plus other information that a user may choose to add, including birth year and location. When the breach was first revealed in October, the company said its investigation “found that no genetic testing results have been leaked.”
https://www.engadget.com/23andme-hack-now-estimated-to-affect-over-half-of-customers-165314743.html https://www.engadget.com/23andme-hack-now-estimated-to-affec...
Presumably the journalist at Stackdiary translated "DNAR profile" into "genetic profile," which is a term with no standard definition, but if it had one, I would have guessed it would mean at least some DNA info.
23andMe could be lying or ignorant of what happened, but that would also mean that there would also be another news cycle when further disclosure was mandated.