DNA Testing Company Forgot About 2.1 Million People?s Data. Then It Leaked.

Malcontent · Feb 21, 2023

A prominent DNA testing firm has settled a pair of lawsuits with the attorney generals of Pennsylvania and Ohio after a 2021 episode that saw cybercriminals steal data on 2.1 million people, including the social security numbers of 45,000 customers from both states.
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DNA Testing Company Forgot About 2.1 Million People?s Data. Then It Leaked.

FanJ · Feb 22, 2023

Acting AG Henry Secures $400,000 Settlement with DNA Diagnostics Center After Data Breach Exposed Pennsylvanians’ Personal Info
February 16, 2023
https://www.attorneygeneral.gov/tak...-breach-exposed-pennsylvanians-personal-info/

DNA Diagnostics Center Agrees to Strengthen its Network, Improve Data Security Practices, and Conduct Regular Assessments of its Computer Systems

HARRISBURG – Acting Attorney General Michelle A. Henry today announced a settlement with DNA Diagnostics Center – one of the world’s largest private DNA-testing companies offering diagnostic and genetic testing to help answer relationship, fertility, and health questions – after a data breach exposed the social security numbers of 12,663 Pennsylvanians who were subject to genetic testing between 2004 and 2012. The investigation, conducted by the Pennsylvania and Ohio Offices of Attorney General, revealed that DNA Diagnostics Center failed to properly employ reasonable data security measures in protecting consumers’ sensitive personal information in violation of Pennsylvania’s Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law. The DNA-testing company will pay $200,000 each to both the Pennsylvania and Ohio Attorneys General Offices.
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