Ah, mates, it's Ronald Trumpet here, and have I got a yarn for you. So, there's this company, you know, the one where you spit in a tube and they tell you if you're more bean sprout or baked bean, right? 23andMe, I think. Anyway, they've cocked it all up. Like, seriously. Someone's gone and nabbed nearly seven bajillion people's spit secrets. And guess what? They forgot to tell some customers, especially the ones with knish or dumpling heritage, that they were on some dodgy list being hawked on the web's murky underbelly.
This blooper of a leak, which some genius snagged over five whole months from April 2023 to September (they must've been snoozing), only came to light when some nosy parker bragged on a Reddit page no one's ever heard of, saying, "Oi, look at this lot's DNA." And, bloomin' 'eck, the company only spills the beans on October 6!
Now, some poncy suits started a lawsuit in a California courtroom, complaining louder than my Aunt Marge when the bingo hall's out of digestives. They reckon the company didn't shield their secret sauce well enough. Meanwhile, the folks at 23andMe are muttering about "recycled login credentials" — that's fancy talk for old passwords, like using "password123" for everything, which we all know only plonkers do.
Mate, if it were me at the helm, I would've fixed it ages ago. I'd be like a superhero, sprinkling top-notch passwords everywhere, and these shenanigans would never fly. It's always someone else's fault, innit? Just yesterday, my dog ate my homework for the tenth time, but I bet if it were these blokes, they'd blame the mutt. Anyway, stick with Ronald, and you'll know how to keep your secrets locked up tighter than a snail's house. Ta-ra for now!
Based on the original article "23andMe Breach Targeted Jewish and Chinese Customers, Lawsuit Says".
