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Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones joined a coalition of 42 attorneys general in securing a $660,000 settlement with the bankruptcy trustee for 23andMe over a 2023 data breach that compromised the genetic data of nearly seven million customers.

Washington state will receive $547,000 from a 23andMe data breach settlement. The funds will be allocated by the state attorney general’s office to enforce consumer protection law and cover attorney fees.

Michigan is set to receive $436,605 from a $150 million settlement involving 42 states over 23andMe’s 2023 genetic data breach affecting 6.9 million customers, including 163,000 Michiganders. The settlement follows 23andMe’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing in March 2025, limiting payouts to $18 million for states and a $46.75 million class-action settlement for affected consumers. The company sold its consumer data to TTAM Research Institute to ensure safer data custody.

Tennessee will receive $348,000 as part of a multistate settlement over a 2023 data breach at 23andMe, which exposed genetic and personal information of 6.9 million customers, including 116,395 in Tennessee. The settlement, secured by Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti and 42 other states, holds 23andMe accountable for inadequate security measures and delayed acknowledgment of the breach. The company's assets were later sold to TTAM Research Institute with enhanced privacy protections.

23andMe was fined $18 million by a coalition of 42 attorneys general, including New York's Letitia James, for failing to protect customer genetic data in a 2023 breach affecting 300,000 New Yorkers. The settlement mandates new security measures and includes $705,000 paid to New York, following findings that the company neglected basic cybersecurity protocols.

A European fertility group advocates for international limits on sperm donors due to concerns over donor-conceived individuals discovering large numbers of siblings and genetic risks. Cases like a Dutch donor who fathered 550-600 children and a Danish donor whose genetic mutation caused cancer in offspring highlight these issues.

A United States bankruptcy judge ordered genetic testing company 23andMe to pay a nearly $50 million settlement for a 2023 hack that led to the data leak of millions of their customers.

A bankruptcy judge in St. Louis approved a $46.75 million settlement for victims of the 2023 23andMe data breach, with $32.46 million still owed to affected individuals.

The bankruptcy admin approved a $47 million settlement for victims of a data breach at 23andMe, where approximately 7 million customers had their data stolen starting in April 2023. Much of the stolen information was later posted on the dark web.

23andMe experienced a rise, faced bankruptcy, and underwent a rebirth.

California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit against the genetic testing company formerly known as 23andMe for failing to protect its customers' data. The suit alleges a data breach due to inadequate security measures.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit against the genetic testing company formerly known as 23andMe for failing to protect customer data. The suit alleges a data breach that compromised user information.

California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit against the genetic testing company formerly known as 23andMe for failing to protect its customers' data. The suit alleges the company failed to safeguard sensitive genetic information.

California's attorney general Rob Bonta sued the genetic testing company formerly known as 23andMe, alleging it failed to protect sensitive user data in a 2023 breach affecting nearly 7 million people nationwide.

California's attorney general Rob Bonta sued 23andMe, alleging the company failed to protect sensitive user data in a 2023 breach affecting nearly 7 million people. The lawsuit claims the breach compromised user privacy.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit against 23andMe, now Chrome Holding Co., over the company's failure to protect sensitive customer genetic and personal information. The case involves a 2023 breach that exposed health data.

A lawsuit alleges that 23andMe failed to protect user data during a 2023 breach, accusing the genetic testing company of not safeguarding user information.

California's attorney general's office sued 23andMe for data protection failures leading to a 2023 breach that exposed sensitive genetic data. The lawsuit alleges the company failed to secure customer data and misled consumers about the breach's severity, with compromised information sold on the dark web during a period of rising hate crimes.

California AG Rob Bonta has sued 23andMe over a 2023 data breach that led to the sale of 7 million users' data on the dark web.

California’s attorney general sued Chrome Holding Co. (formerly 23andMe) for failing to protect user data in a 2023 breach affecting 7 million people. The breach, using credential stuffing from a 2017 MyHeritage data leak, allowed attackers to access 14,000 accounts and steal genetic data, health reports, and relative information, which was later sold on the dark web. The lawsuit seeks penalties and injunctions against the company for violating privacy laws.

The article accuses the CIA of using DNA testing companies Ancestry and 23andMe to track alien bloodlines through millions of DNA tests. The claim suggests a conspiracy involving government surveillance of genetic data for undisclosed purposes.

The CIA has been accused of utilizing genetic data from Ancestry and 23andMe to identify alien bloodlines within millions of DNA tests, raising privacy and ethical concerns.

23andMe plans to connect users' DNA data with medical records, offering a 360-degree view of personal health. The company will provide an AI-written Health Summary and utilize HealthEx technology to make medical records more portable. This development aims to improve personalized disease risk predictions.

23andMe is potentially selling data beyond genetic information, including personal health details, drinking habits, and risk tolerance collected through survey questions.