Genetic profiling service 23andMe has commenced an investigation after private user data was scraped off its website Friday’s confirmation comes five days after an unknown entity took to an online crime forum to advertise the sale of private information for millions of 23andMe users. The forum posts claimed that the stolen data included origin estimation, phenotype, health information, …
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23andMe Says Private User Data Is Up for Sale After Being Scraped
Genetic profiling service 23andMe has commenced an investigation after private user data was scraped off its website Friday’s confirmation comes five days after an unknown entity took to an online crime forum to advertise the sale of private information for millions of 23andMe users. The forum posts claimed that the stolen data included origin estimation, phenotype, health information, …
State Historical Society of Missouri gets Excellence in Genealogy & Local History Award
The State Historical Society of Missouri received the Excellence in Genealogy & Local History Award at the Missouri Library Association Annual Conference held Oct. 4-6 in Columbia. The award recognizes the State Historical Society’s efforts to provide free public access to more than 9.5 million pages of digitized online Missouri newspapers. “The Missouri Digital Newspaper …