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Around a year ago, 23andMe had a data breach that led to 6.9 million profiles being accessible. Now, the company has agreed to pay a $30 million settlement after a class-action lawsuit was brought ...
The plaintiffs' lawyers may seek legal fees of up to 25% of the settlement amount. The case is In re 23andMe Inc Customer Data Security Breach Litigation, U.S. District Court, Northern District of ...
The company faced a class-action lawsuit claiming it failed to protect users' information and that it failed to notify affected accounts after the 2023 data breach.
A law firm representing around 5,000 customers of genetic testing company 23andMe has raised objections to a proposed $30 million class action settlement, arguing the settlement is intentionally ...
Users who want their personal information removed from 23andMe can opt-out in the "23andMe Data" section in Account Settings. But 23andMe says it is legally required to retain some information.
In October 2023, Wired reported that a sample of data points from 23andMe accounts were exposed on BreachForums, a black-hat hacking crime forum. [1]23andMe confirmed to TechCrunch that because of an opt-in feature that allows DNA-related relatives to contact each other, the true number of people exposed was 6.9 million, nearly half of 23andMe’s 14 million reported customers.
23andMe quickly secured funding from several companies, including Google. A May 2007 SEC filing said Google invested $3.9 million into 23andMe, taking a minority interest.
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