The Wall Street Journal reports on the downside of genetic monitoring services after ancestry company 23andMe said it would offer it for five years to people impacted by a massive cyberattack in 2023. Cybersecurity professionals say limited monitoring does little for those affected as genetic data is permanent, unlike banking numbers and passwords more often targeted in data breaches. While some say genetic data is not as easy to abuse, the lifetime of potential exposure is worrying for the victims.
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