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Genetic testing firm 23andMe investigated over hack The data watchdogs of the UK and Canada will investigate genetic testing company 23andMe over a data breach in October 2023. Hackers gained access to personal information of 6.9 million people, which in some cases included family trees, birth years and geographic locations, by using customers' old passwords. One of the things the joint taskforce will investigate is whether adequate safeguards had been put in place to protect such…