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23andMe tells victims it's their fault that their data was breached | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
submitted 1 year ago by Eezyville@sh.itjust.works to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Hope this isn't a repeated submission. Funny how they're trying to deflect blame after they tried to change the EULA post breach.

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[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.world -3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Is it also the User's fault for the 6,898,600 people that didn't reuse a password and were still breached?

[–] pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 9 points 1 year ago

Yes, because you have to choose to share that data with other people. 23andMe isn't responsible if grandma uses the same password for every site.

[–] dpkonofa@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

They weren't breached. The data they willingly shared with the compromised accounts was available to the people that compromised them.