SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 24 (Reuters) - Genetics testing company 23andMe (ME.O) on Tuesday sent emails to several customers to inform them of a breach into the "DNA Relatives" feature that allowed them to compare ancestry information with users worldwide.
In the new emails, a copy of which was seen by Reuters, 23andMe told customers there was a breach of one or more accounts connected to theirs through the "DNA Relatives" feature.
"There was unauthorized access to one or more 23andMe accounts that were connected to you through DNA Relatives," the company told customers in the email on Tuesday.
"As a result, the DNA Relatives profile information you provided in this feature was exposed to the threat actor."
loadingEarlier, the company had said hackers may have used credentials leaked from other websites to breach 23andMe accounts - a technique known as 'credential stuffing'.
Persons:
23andMe, Katie Watson, Alexandra Ulmer, David Gregorio Our
Organizations:
FRANCISCO, Reuters, Thomson
Locations:
U.S, San Francisco