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> 23andMe then claims that poor password practices are responsible for this data leak.

My account (now removed) relied on a long, unique, generated password + Apple SSO. I don't see how I could've made my 23andMe account more secure (I'm in the 6mm pool of users, not the original 14k).

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You couldn’t but the access they have to your info is limited to only the info you shared with an account that reused their password from another site. If you’re not sharing info with people you don’t know or trust, you’re ok.

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