The incredible technology that’s transforming medicine is also opening a surprising new door for cybercriminals, one that leads straight to your DNA. Next-generation DNA sequencing (NGS) is one of the latest players, letting scientists decode DNA and RNA faster and on a larger scale than ever before. It’s fueling breakthroughs in personalized medicine, ancestry testing, cancer treatments, and gene therapies. But a great breakthrough from the University of Portsmouth shows that these powerful systems have a serious weak spot: they’re shockingly vulnerable to hacking.

This incident highlights the evolving nature of cyber threats, which are becoming increasingly sophisticated and coordinated. The attack on X demonstrates how cyber warfare can be used to disrupt services, steal sensitive information, and even influence public opinion