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23andMe agrees to pay $30 million to settle lawsuit over massive data breach
3 years of security monitoring.
At the time, 23andMe attributed the hack to credential stuffing, a tactic that involves logging into accounts using recycled logins exposed in previous security breaches. They also claimed the company didn’t properly notify customers with Chinese or Ashkenazi Jewish heritage that hackers appeared to single them out when putting information up for sale on the dark web. As 23andMe’s stock price continued to crater, 23andMe CEO Anna Wojcicki attempted to take the company private earlier this year, but the special committee rejected the offer last month.
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