Cyber breaches - part of living in the 21st century? Part 2
GEDmatch is an online service to compare DNA data files from different testing companies such as My Heritage. GEDmatch was notably used by law enforcement to identify a suspect in the Golden State Killer case in California in 2018.
On July 22, 2020, GEDmatch experienced a security breach orchestrated through a sophisticated attack on one of their servers via an existing user account. As a result of this breach, all user permissions were reset, making all profiles visible to all users and users who did not opt-in for law enforcement matching were available for law enforcement matching.
This is yet another way that thieves targeting the more vulnerable “armoured car” instead of the bank to leak data.
Contact us to learn more about how to protect your organization's data from both direct and indirect data breaches.
On July 22, 2020, GEDmatch experienced a security breach orchestrated through a sophisticated attack on one of their servers via an existing user account. As a result of this breach, all user permissions were reset, making all profiles visible to all users and users who did not opt-in for law enforcement matching were available for law enforcement matching.
This is yet another way that thieves targeting the more vulnerable “armoured car” instead of the bank to leak data.
Contact us to learn more about how to protect your organization's data from both direct and indirect data breaches.