# @downinnadesert on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DayiRY0gYxR
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- **Posted:** 2026-07-14T22:12:26.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Down In The Desert🌵 (@downinnadesert) — https://gondola.cc/downinnadesert

## Caption

More than 143,000 Arizonans had genetic data exposed in the 23andMe breach—and some of that information was later listed for sale on the dark web. 🧬🚨

The 2023 breach affected 6.9 million customers worldwide, exposing a range of personal information that, in some cases, included genetic ancestry data.

Arizona officials say 23andMe failed to use basic safeguards against common password attacks, missed suspicious login activity and did not properly respond to massive spikes in attempted logins. 

Arizona has now joined 41 other states in an $18 million settlement, with the state receiving $612,269 in civil penalties. Because 23andMe filed for bankruptcy, the recovery is limited to funds available through the bankruptcy estate. 

The company’s customer data was later sold to a nonprofit created by 23andMe founder Anne Wojcicki. The new owner must follow stronger privacy and security requirements and continue allowing customers to delete their data. 

You can change a password—but you can’t change your DNA. Would you ever trust a company with your genetic information after this?

Via Arizona Attorney General’s Office

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databreach, onlineprivacy, arizonanews, 23andme, arizona

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