California to receive $6m settlement after 23andMe data breach

Millions of customers’ genetic and personal information exposed in 2023, including more than 855,000 CaliforniansCalifornia’s attorney general, Rob Bonta, on Monday announced the state will receive a $6m settlement payment in 23andMe’s bankruptcy, resolving California’s legal claims related to a 2023 data breach that exposed 6.9 million customers’ ⁠genetic and other ⁠personal information.California had ​unsuccessfully tried to block the $305m sale of 23andMe assets to…

Source: The Guardian US — Original report ↗

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