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The final article I have chosen to edit is MyHeritage DNA. MyHeritage

More precisely, I am going to look further and contribute additional information to their data breach scandal. In the article, it is addressed under the subheading SECURITY INCIDENTS. The article does not fully address what went on, and why. It certainly fails to talk about the neutral implications that this security breach could have caused on several factors such as personal lives and business ethics. There are laws that go into this as well, especially since this is a DNA kit and DNA is something that must be kept private from others similar to a social security number.

To make it easier for the person who will be revising this, I have copied the section of the article I will be picking at below. Whatever you see that is bolded are my additions.

 Security incidents 

In June 2018, it was announced that MyHeritage experienced a security breach that leaked the data of over 92 million users. According to the company, the breach occurred on October 26, 2017. The leak allowed for the users' email addresses and hashed passwords to be compromised. MyHeritage stated that information about family trees, DNA profiles and credit card information are stored on a separate system and were not part of the leak. The company notified customers on the day it discovered the breach and implemented two-factor authentication with support for Text or App Authenticator as a response. In February 2019 the leak appeared in multiple dark web sites for sale, that made the subject broader in scope from previous information, along with this several another websites that were compromised surfaced in the same dark web marketplace. With a security breach, the privacy and safety of consumers could be potentially put at risk. '''Hackers usually try to steal genetic information to hold for ransom. This information could be potentially sold to insurance companies, financial institutions, or other types of underground communities that could in some way benefit from having this type of information about their consumers. For example, if you are prone to a certain disease that has been revealed by your DNA testing kit, perhaps a loan will not be given to you because it will be inferred that you will not live long enough or have the quality of life to pay it back.'''