Hackers got nearly 7M people's data from 23andMe
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Hackers got nearly 7M people's data from 23andMe
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Re: Hackers got nearly 7M people's data from 23andMe
#2I'm into cyber security as a hobby....and one thing has always confused me regarding these breaches.
Lots of these things are sold on the dark web and they might release snippet samples to get a buyer but my understanding is that unlike the old days of hacking....they normally don't release the entire stolen content unless they really believe in totally free data, or they have some massive gripe with the company.
Normally only those who paid get access and iirc the guy who got into the 23&me company wanted like a shitload of money for the entire dataset which was massive. I heard the entire data was somewhere between 20 and 50 terabytes but I could have wread an estimate.
Re: Hackers got nearly 7M people's data from 23andMe
#3Centralised storage of sensitive data has to go away. We need something better.
Re: Hackers got nearly 7M people's data from 23andMe
#4Centralised storage of sensitive data has to go away. We need something better.
What would you suggest? Storing data on the blockchain where costs per GB are tens of orders of magnitude higher?
Re: Hackers got nearly 7M people's data from 23andMe
#5Why does it matter they were going to sell it off to whoever wanted it anyway. Not like they were keeping it private
Re: Hackers got nearly 7M people's data from 23andMe
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Re: Hackers got nearly 7M people's data from 23andMe
#7Centralised storage of sensitive data has to go away. We need something better.
What would you suggest? Storing data on the blockchain where costs per GB are tens of orders of magnitude higher?
No, storing multiple copies on _encrypted_ data with private keys in possession of the owners of data, not companies processing / storing it. That way you could leave those files on an HTTP server and it would be safe. The driver for centralised storage of DNA and other data is the business model based on resale of the data in raw or processed form.
Re: Hackers got nearly 7M people's data from 23andMe
#8Why does it matter they were going to sell it off to whoever wanted it anyway. Not like they were keeping it private
This. The 'customers' were always the product. Thanks to your naive aunt Janice they've probably got your DNA too.
Re: Hackers got nearly 7M people's data from 23andMe
#9I'm into cyber security as a hobby....and one thing has always confused me regarding these breaches. Lots of these things are sold on the dark web and they might release snippet samples to get a buyer but my understanding is that unlike the old days of hacking....they normally don't release the entire stolen content unless they really believe in totally free data, or they have some massive gripe with the company. Nor…
so whats confusing?
you can trade Fullz on the darkweb or you can gun for the whole dataset
wholesale is cheaper than retail
the hacking economy distributes risk the same way corporations do, the person making the hack isnt the person using the hack, isnt the person selling the hacked data, isnt the person using the hacked data
Re: Hackers got nearly 7M people's data from 23andMe
#10Where is the wall to wall 24x7 coverage of this? I guess if it's not a company that is competing for eyeballs and clicks then it's not a big deal...