Your old solid state drive (SSD) has a lot of files on it that you probably don't want ending up in a stranger's hands, so you keep it in a place safe from prying eyes and greedy hands. As long as it ...

DNA testing service 23andMe has undergone serious upheaval in recent months, creating concerns for the 15 million customers who entrusted the company with their personal biological information. After ...

When selling, trading, or gifting your phone, safeguarding your personal information is crucial. A simple factory reset or manually deleting files may not fully protect your data, as remnants can ...

A California consulting firm that handles data of some clergy abuse cases says it paid hackers a ransom to delete data involving abuse survivors after a security breach earlier this year. The ...

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, which garnered attention in 2020 when President Donald Trump touted the company's experimental COVID-19 vaccine as a "cure," said Monday, May 19, that it will buy 23andMe's ...

None of us signed up for our personal info to be bought and sold online. Between data brokers, people-search sites and all the other places our details end up, it happens constantly and usually ...

With data brokers making big money by selling your personal details, it’s never been easier for spammers and scanners to get access to your phone number, email address, physical address, and even ...

MADISON, Wis. -- Experts are sounding the alarm for users of the genealogy service 23andMe to delete their data from the site after the company declared bankruptcy -- before the information falls into ...

If you’re one of roughly 15 million people who used 23andMe to unlock information from their DNA, consumer advocates have a message for you: Delete your data. On Sunday, the company, which has ...

23andMe filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and said it may be looking for a buyer. A bankruptcy filing by genetic testing and biotechnology company 23andMe and talks of a possible sale are shining a ...

WASHINGTON — 23andMe filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Sunday with CEO Anne Wojcicki, who co-founded the company nearly two decades ago, stepping down immediately. The San Francisco-based ...

23andMe customers who once turned over the most personal form of information to the company — their own genetic data — may want it back after the personal genomics and biotech startup declared ...