Spain fines 23andMe nearly $3 million for cybersecurity failings enabling 2023 hack
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Spain Fines 23andMe €2.4 Million Over Security Failures Behind 6.9 Million-User Breach
Spain’s data protection authority has fined the genetic testing company 23andMe €2.4 million due to security failures linked to a data breach in 2023. This incident exposed highly sensitive information such as genetic, health, ethnicity, and family-related data belonging to over 2,600 individuals in Spain. The penalty follows a significant credential-stuffing attack that compromised data associated with approximately 6.9 million 23andMe users wo…
Spain fines 23andMe nearly $3 million for cybersecurity failings enabling 2023 hack
The Agencia Española de Protección de Datos (AEPD) announced the fine on Friday, saying in its decision that more than 2,600 Spaniards were impacted by a breach affecting 6.9 million people worldwide.
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