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Genetic testing giant 23andMe is reportedly turning the blame back on its customers for its recent data breach (www.businessinsider.com)

submitted 11 months ago by sizeoftheuniverse to c/privacy

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

IBM defines "Data Breach" as:

any security incident in which unauthorized parties gain access to sensitive data or confidential information, including personal data (Social Security numbers, bank account numbers, healthcare data) or corporate data (customer data records, intellectual property, financial information).

Despite the fact the attackers used real passwords to log in they are still an 'unauthorized party' because they are not the intended party.

It's also legally the case that using a password to access data you know you are not supposed to access still counts as 'hacking'

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Well, the authorisation is the password, so from their side it was in fact not a breach because they just got a normal login with the correct authorisation(password).

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

The front door unlocked because the burglar found a copy of the key outside.

This wasn't a burglary, though. His key was legitimate.