The Latest Breaking News from 23andMe

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

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.

Clever Dude · Oct 21

Former 23andMe Agrees to $6 Million California Settlement Over 2023 Breach That Affected Nearly 7 Million Customers

Former 23andMe agreed to a $6 million California settlement over its 2023 breach. Why genetic data risks last and how customers can delete theirs.

Medical Daily · Oct 21

Adopted man discovers Grammy winner Michael McDonald is his biological father

A St. Louis man adopted as a baby nearly 60 years ago discovered that Grammy-winning musician Michael McDonald was his biological father after a previously unknown half-brother took a 23andMe DNA test. The discovery led to meetings with both his birth mother and McDonald, followed by a family reunion that…

The Times of India · Oct 3

CIA Accused of Secretly Accessing Millions of Americans' DNA to Search for Alien-Human Hybrids

Claims have emerged that the CIA accessed DNA databases to identify alien-human hybrids, reigniting debates on government secrecy and privacy concerns over consumer genetic data.

International Business Times UK · May 25

8-year-old African American boy from Colonial Maryland found buried with white Colonists, and it's unclear if he was enslaved

A 17th-century cemetery from Colonial Maryland held the remains of an 8-year-old boy with majority African ancestry, as well as two indentured servants.

LiveScience · May 16

‘Godmother of Silicon Valley' Esther Wojcicki, mother of the YouTube and 23andMe CEOs, shares her secret to raising future leaders

Wojcicki takes inspiration from her daughters’ public failures and how they pivoted to turn mistakes into successful companies.

Fortune · Apr 23

The Godmother of Silicon Valley and her former student want to fix how healthcare gets built

Fail fast, revise, repeat: Esther Wojcicki brings her classroom philosophy to healthcare investing with the launch of Treehub.

Fortune · Apr 22

Struggling to shift the pounds on weight-loss injections? This could be why

New findings could partially help explain why some people appear to lose weight more quickly than others while taking the drugs

The Independent UK · Apr 8

Son Takes DNA Test For Fun, Results Make It A Hellish Experience Instead

A mother breaking down crying on the floor. Two brothers getting into a fist fight. A grandmother suffering a sudden heart attack. These are all things that happened in the aftermath of a seemingly innocent 23andMe test. What this son discovered after taking an at-home DNA test almost destroyed his…

Bored Panda · Feb 25

71 Times A DNA Test Revealed Something People Never Saw Coming

Modern DNA kits make it easy to learn where your ancestors came from—just order a test, swab your cheek, and mail it to a lab. Soon, you’ll get a breakdown of your origins, from Ireland to Australia and beyond. But many services also match you with people who share your…

Bored Panda · Jan 21