In early August DNA Diagnostics Center ( DDC) detected potential unauthorized access to its network, at which time the hackers acquired the archived database that contained customers’ personal information. The compromised data system contained backup files dating between 20. Potential personal information that the hackers may have accessed includes:
DNA Diagnostics only discovered the data leak on October 29, 2021. The incident resulted in a data breach that occurred between May 24 and July 28, 2021. According to DDC company statements and third-party reports, over two million individuals may have had their personal data compromised by a hack into the DNA Diagnostics Center network.ĭNA Diagnostics (DDC) is an Ohio-based DNA testing company, and has signaled that around 2,102,000 persons could have been impacted by the cyberattack.