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California Sues 23andMe Over 2023 Data Breach That Affected 7 Million Users

Engadget - Technology News & Expert Reviews·staff@engadget.com (Mariella Moon)·3 days ago
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Rob Bonta accused the company, now called Chrome Holding Co., of failing to protect users’ sensitive information. bluestork/Shutterstock Chrome Holding Co., the company formerly known as  23andMe , is facing a lawsuit filed by California Attorney General Rob Bonta over a massive security breach in 2023 that compromised millions of people's sensitive data. Bonta is accusing the company of misleading customers and failing to protect their "sensitive personal information and genetic data related to their health, genetic predispositions and risk factors, biological relatives, ancestry and ethnicity." The incident had affected 7 million users across the US, the lawsuit said, 855,541 whom were California residents.  23andMe, which offered customers DNA testing kits so they can find out their ancestral origins and genetic health risks, admitted back in 2023 that bad actors were able to access users' accounts through credential stuffing .…

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