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OpenSNP, a large open-source repository for user-uploaded genetic data, will shut down and delete all of its data at the end of April, co-founder Bastian Greshake Tzovaras has confirmed.  In a blog post, openSNP’s Greshake Tzovaras attributed the decision to shut down the site due to concerns of data privacy following the financial collapse of 23andMe and the rise in authoritarian governments around the world.

Founded in 2011 by Tzovaras, along with Philipp Bayer and Helge Rausch, openSNP became

Internal documents from Leidos Holdings Inc.[1] a leading IT services provider to various US government agencies including the Defense Department have been leaked online by hackers.  The documents are believed to have been exfiltrated during a breach of a system operated by Diligent Corp., https://www.diligent.com which Leidos used for its operations.

The breach was initially reported earlier this year when Diligent Corp., a company providing governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) software, suff