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23andMe settles multistate data breach lawsuit for $18M

  • Jill Hughes--Techtarget.com
  • published date: 2026-07-21 13:53:00 UTC

A coalition of 43 attorneys general resolved allegations against 23andMe stemming from a 2023 data breach that impacted 7 million customers.

Genetic testing company 23andMe agreed to pay $18 million to resolve a multistate data breach lawsuit stemming from a massive 2023 data breach that affected nearly 7 million individuals worldwide. In… [+2262 chars]