DNA testing website MyHeritage hacked; 92 million user accounts stolen | #CyberSecurity | ICT Security-Sécurité PC et Internet | Scoop.it

MyHeritage, an Israeli DNA, and genealogy website has suffered a massive data breach in which email accounts and hashed passwords of 92 million users (92,283,889) who signed up to the service up to October 26, 2017, have been stolen.

The compromised MyHeritage data was discovered by a security researcher on a private server outside of MyHeritage and reported the incident to the company who after an in-depth analysis acknowledged the breach and published an official statement on June 4, 2018.

 

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