At least a million data points from 23andMe accounts appear to have been exposed on BreachForums. While the scale of the campaign is unknown, 23andMe says it’s working to verify the data.

  • S_204@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    You think there’s a group that’s going to take this as a hit list?

    I know shits going downhill but I didn’t think I needed to start thinking about packing bags…

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      1 year ago

      I dont wanna scaremonger or anything but, like… what the fuck else would they use that data for?

      • MalachaiConstant@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        As a power fantasy mostly. They might pass it around and use it to jerk each other off but not much more than that. The problem is, it’s only a fantasy until it makes it’s way into the hands of someone with the means and derangement to act on it: two qualities which, depending on where you live, can be unsettlingly easy to come by