“Your DNA is not changeable like your password,” said Dr. Murat Kantarcioglu, the Ashbel Smith professor of computer science in the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science, the director of UTD Data Security and Privacy Lab and an expert in health data privacy.

He said hackers accessing 23andMe biological information could target users through scams.

“In 23andMe if you have medical records, those medical records could be used now – to send you spam, phishing attacks, saying there’s this new drug trial for this disease. Would you like to join us? Oh, well send us $1,000,” Dr. Kantarcioglu said.

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