![]() ![]() Late last week, the breach became even worse with another hacker posting millions of more records on hacker forums. The hack appeared to target specific ethnic groups and the methods used to obtain the data appeared to be relatively low tech. At the beginning of October, the company announced that it was hacked and as a result, the names, birth years and general descriptions of genetic data for millions of people were posted on hacker forums. ![]() ![]() That is exactly what happened with 23andMe. It's pretty cool at least until that data falls into the wrong hands. And if you want, the same map of other people that you might be related to. And within weeks, you get back a detailed map of your lineage. You just spit into a little tube and mail it to the company. Michael Calore: So if you've ever been curious about your ancestors or what part of the world your family really comes from, you may have been tempted to send a bit of yourself to companies like 23andMe or Ancestry. Lily Hay Newman: Yeah, maybe I'm actually a deterrent to listeners. People see your name in the show description and they put the kids to bed and they lock the door because they know that we're going to talk about cybersecurity and hacks and cybercrime and all that lovely stuff. It's always a banger when you're on the show. Michael Calore: We're also joined this week by WIRED senior writer Lily Hay Newman. ![]()
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