23andMe Data Breach Exposes Millions: Is Your DNA at Risk?
In October 2023, 23andMe suffered a massive data breach that exposed the genetic information of millions of users. The breach, caused by a credential stuffing attack, has raised serious concerns about the security of sensitive DNA data entrusted to the company.
Could 23andMe $30 million data breach settlement get derailed by mass arbitration?
A law firm representing about 5,000 23andMe customers who demanded arbitration after hackers obtained sensitive data from the genetic testing company told a California federal judge last week that it has serious qualms about a proposed $30 million class action settlement.
23andMe agrees to $30M settlement over 2023 data breach: How much could users get?
Me first announced in Oct. 2023 that the site had been the victim of a “credential stuffing attack,” during which hackers were able to use previously obtained login credentials to access its customers’ accounts.
23andMe Agrees to $30M Settlement That Could Pay $10,000 to Data Breach Victims
Personal information for nearly half of the popular genetic testing company's customers -- 6.9 million people -- were exposed in the data breach.
23andMe settles data breach lawsuit for $30 million
Me 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 customers whose personal information was exposed in a data breach last year.
23andMe agrees to $30M settlement over data breach that targeted Jewish and Chinese users
The genetic testing company 23andMe has agreed to pay $30 million to American plaintiffs to settle a lawsuit over a data breach last year that specifically targeted customers of Ashkenazi Jewish and Chinese ancestry.
23andMe Reaches Proposed Settlement in Data Breach Class Action
In November 2023, a class action lawsuit was filed against the genetic testing company, 23andMe. The plaintiffs alleged that a data breach resulted
23andMe agrees to pay $30M to settle lawsuit over 2023 data breach
Me agreed to pay $30 million to settle a class action lawsuit from users over a breach that resulting in hackers accessing data of more than $6 million customers.
23andMe will pay $30 million to settle 2023 data breach lawsuit
Me is close to settling a proposed class action lawsuit filed against the company over a data breach that compromised 6.9 million users' information.
Genetic Testing Company 23andMe Settles Data Breach Lawsuit for $30 Million
Me will pay $30 million to settle a data breach lawsuit from the 2023 credential stuffing attack that exposed the personal and genetic information of 6.9 million customers.
US reaches $31.5 million settlement with T-Mobile over data breaches
Mobile has reached a $31.5 million settlement to resolve a probe by the Federal Communications Commission into significant data breaches over three years that impacted tens of millions of U.S. consumers,
23andMe Is Sinking Fast. Can the Company Survive?
Me is in trouble. Once a hot Silicon Valley startup, the genetic testing company has been in free fall since a major data ...
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23andMe agrees to $30 million settlement over data breach that affected 6.9 million users
Ancestry and genetics-testing company 23andMe has agreed to pay a $30 million settlement after a class-action lawsuit was brought against the company for last year's data breach. The settlement ...