DNA Diagnostics Center to pay $400,000 fine for 2021 data breach

One of the largest commercial DNA testing companies in the world agreed to pay a $400,000 fine to Ohio and Pennsylvania after a 2021 data breach compromised the information of more than 2 million people. 

The announcement from DNA Diagnostics Center (DDC) comes after a lawsuit filed by the two states’ attorneys general accused the company of waiting three months to even acknowledge the breach.

“The more personal information these criminals gain access to, the more vulnerable the person …

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