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23andMe data breach class-action lawsuit: What it entails and what to know about $30M settlement


In 2023, 23andMe had a data breach the exposed millions of people ancestry data. The lawsuit that followed, has reached a $30 million settlement. What to know.

The leaked data contained users' account information, location, ancestry reports, DNA matches, family names, profile pictures, birthdates and more. According to reports from USA TODAY, a class-action suit was filed in January in San Francisco, accusing 23andMe of failure to amply protect users' personal information. "We have executed a settlement agreement for an aggregate cash payment of $30 million to settle all U.S. claims regarding the 2023 credential stuffing security incident," 23andMe told USA TODAY in a statement.

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