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23andMe's business is floundering after a data hack, lawsuit, and tumbling stock prices. The company's problems have led to concerns about how it handles consumer genealogy data.
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.
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 ...
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.
(Reuters) - 23andMe will pay $30 million and provide three years of security monitoring to settle a lawsuit accusing the genetics testing company of failing to protect the privacy of 6.9 million ...
23andMe has confirmed that hackers accessed 6.9 million profiles with DNA and personal information. The company explains how it happened.
23andMe said it is in the process of notifying the impacted users about the incident. In the meantime, the company said it's taken steps to protect its users' data further, including requiring ...
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