DNA testing service Vitagene exposed thousands of customer records online for years after being hit by a data breach.
More than 3,000 user files remained accessible to the public on Amazon Web Services cloud computer servers .
When Vitagene was notified of the issue they shut down external access to the sensitive personal information.
The data compromised included customers’ full names alongside dates of birth and gene-based health information, such as their likelihood of developing certain medical conditions, a review of the documents showed.
Source: https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-vitagene-dna-privacy-exposed-20190709-story.html
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"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"