You had an exclusive partnership with GlaxoSmithKline for five years, from 2018 to 2023. How successful was that? It was overwhelmingly productive. Fifty drug targets came out of it, far more than we expected. They upped it again for one more year, the sixth year, though it’s non-exclusive now. We now have the ability to … Read more
A saliva collection kit for DNA testing is displayed in Washington D.C. on December 19, 2018. Between 2015 and 2018, sales of DNA test kits boomed in the United States and allowed websites to build a critical mass of DNA profiles. ERIC BARADAT/AFP via Getty Images A hacker gained access to the personal information of millions … Read more
An estimated 6.9 million users of the genetic testing company 23andMe had their personal information stolen by hackers in a recent data breach, a company spokesperson confirmed to The Hill on Monday. A spokesperson for 23andMe told The Hill an estimated 5.5 million users had their data accessed from the company’s DNA Relatives feature, which … Read more
Genetic testing company 23andMe disclosed an incident in October where hackers stole some users’ data. Now, the company has announced that cyberattackers accessed around 14,000 customer accounts in the recent data breach. In a new filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission(seen by TechCrunch), 23andMe said that it has probed into the incident.Based on … Read more