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23andMe Customers’ Genetic Profiles Put Up for Sale by Hacker

BOOTLEG DNA

The company confirmed that the data available for sale online was genuine.

Mark Alfred
Mark Alfred 

Breaking News Intern

A company representative show off what is in a DNA kit at the 23andMe booth at the RootsTech annual genealogical event in Salt Lake City, Utah,
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Mark Alfred

Mark Alfred

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