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Daniel Webster

23andMe Reaches $6 Million Settlement Over Data Breach Affecting Nearly 7 Million Customers

23andMe data breach settlement
California has reached a $6 million settlement with the company formerly known as 23andMe following a 2023 data breach affecting nearly 7 million customers. Consumers retain important rights concerning the deletion of genetic data and stored biological samples. Jennie Book/Shutterstock

California Attorney General Rob Bonta has announced a $6 million settlement with the company formerly known as 23andMe, resolving allegations involving a massive data breach and the handling of customers’ sensitive genetic information.

The agreement follows a 2023 cybersecurity incident that affected nearly 7 million customers nationwide, including more than 855,000 California residents.

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