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23andMe agrees to $30M settlement over data breach that targeted Jewish and Chinese users

  • BY JACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA--The Jerusalem Post
  • published date: 2024-09-17 22:18:25 UTC

23andMe will pay $30M for a data breach targeting Ashkenazi Jews and Chinese customers, as a hacker named "Golem" leaked nearly 1M Jewish profiles, calling it "most valuable data."

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 … [+1921 chars]