DNA
British pregnant women are unwittingly handing over their Genetic data to China
Recent reports have revealed a shocking truth about the inadvertent sharing of prenatal NIFTY blood test data by thousands of pregnant British women with a Chinese company called BGI Group. This company, allegedly affiliated with the People’s Liberation Army, has raised concerns among Members of Parliament in the United Kingdom, prompting calls for a swift […]
DNA Kits given to children in Texas Schools trigger data privacy fears
Schools operating in all districts of Texas are issuing DNA Kits to families that will in-turn help identify children during emergencies, such as the one witnessed in Uvalde in May this year where over 19 people including 17 children were killed by a mentally unstable person. The process seems to be efficiently beneficial only if […]
Hackers access DNA data of over 2 million patients
Ohio based DNA Diagnostics Center(DDC) that deals with DNA research, and paternity tests has notified the Maine Attorney General’s Office that its IT staff have discovered a cyber incident that relates to the data exposure of over 2 million patients whose DNA was tested between 2004 and 2012. Going deep into the incident, it’s revealed […]
DNA data become a soft target for hackers who are stealing it via Cyber Attacks
A team of security experts from Israel has warned that hackers are seen sweetly preying on DNA Research repositories these days as it proving lucrative to them. Researchers from Ben Gurion University (BGU) have released a white paper on the issue and published the same in their recent Journal Eurosurveillance. Speaking about the dangers unfolding […]
MyHeritage genealogy website hack exposes sensitive info of 92m users
A cyber attack which took place in October 2017 is said to have exposed the sensitive information of more than 92 million users of MyHeritage, a popular genealogy website. Now, the major concern is that the hack is said to have exposed info on the DNA databases which could be used by bad guys or […]
