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A hacker accessed 7 million profiles of 23andMe customers, including personal information and ancestry reports, affecting about 0.1% of user accounts. The breach also accessed family tree information on 1.4 million DNA Relatives profiles. The hackers used credential stuffing to break into customer accounts. 23andMe has completed its investigation, notified affected customers, and implemented additional security measures.
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