biological databases
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23andMe Admits ‘Mining’ Your DNA Data Is Its Last Hope
23andMe is in a death spiral. Almost everyone who wants a DNA test already bought one, a nightmare data breach ruined the company’s reputation, and 23andMe’s stock is so close to worthless it might get kicked off the Nasdaq. CEO Anne Wojcicki is on a crisis tour, promising investors the company isn’t going out of…
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23andMe Sued After Hacker Claims Massive Data Breach Impacting Ashkenazi Jews
23andMe, the company that lets you know whether you’re related to your wife or not, appears to be in trouble. Over the weekend, multiple outlets reported that the biomedical company had suffered a data breach after users’ information unceremoniously popped up for sale on a popular dark web forum. Now, the company is predictably getting…