23andMe blames users for security breach, says they should have been better at passwords

Users were using simple passwords, so they must be to blame, 23andMe says

Genetic testing company 23andMe is blaming its customers for the data breach it suffered in late 2023.

According to TechCrunch, the firm sent a letter to a group of victims, claiming that these users “negligently recycled and failed to update their passwords following past security incidents unrelated to 23andMe.”

“Therefore, the incident was not a result of 23andMe’s alleged failure to maintain reasonable security measures,” the letter reads.

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