23andMe Faces Data Leak: Hacker Golem Exposes Millions
Hackers persist in publicly disclosing data pilfered from 23andMe, a firm specializing in genetic testing and analysis. This time, a staggering 4.1 million user profiles from the United Kingdom and Germany have surfaced online. Notably, the hackers allege that this cache includes genetic data of members from the royal family, the Rothschilds, and the Rockefellers.
It’s worth highlighting that this isn’t the inaugural data leak from 23andMe this month. Earlier, a hacker operating under the alias ‘Golem’ released on the BreachForums platform data of 1 million Ashkenazi Jews.
This fresh disclosure, again on the BreachForums, consists of 4,011,607 records pertaining to individuals from the UK (purportedly encompassing the royal family, the Rothschilds, and the Rockefellers) and an additional CSV file containing information on 139,172 German residents. “The wealthiest people living in the U.S. and Western Europe on this list,” the hackers proclaimed.
Journalists from TechCrunch meticulously assessed some of the newly released UK data, confirming its authenticity. Their investigation further revealed that a portion of 23andMe’s client data had been offered for sale back in August 2023 on the clandestine hacker platform, Hydra. The malefactor then claimed possession of a staggering 300 terabytes of data stolen from the enterprise.
To date, 23andMe has not acknowledged a large-scale security breach, maintaining that only a minimal number of accounts have been compromised.
