23andMe agrees to $30 million settlement after major data breach
By Lauren Taylor (Reporter), Jake Maslo (Video Editor)
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Genetic testing company 23andMe has agreed to a $30 million settlement after a data breach exposed the personal information of approximately 6.9 million customers. The breach, which went undetected for five months, compromised users’ names, birth years, genders, ancestry reports, and raw genotype data, with hackers specifically focusing on customers of Chinese and Ashkenazi Jewish descent.
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Click to see story on buaq.netU.S. intelligence agencies recently identified foreign actors, particularly Russia and China, as key perpetrators behind multiple sophisticated cyber threats targeting critical infrastructure and personal information in the United States.
The hacker has only been identified as “Golem,” and shared victims’ personal information on an online forum used by cybercriminals, The New York Times reported.
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As a part of the settlement, 23andMe will compensate affected customers and provide free access to a security monitoring program for three years. The company expects cyber insurance to cover $25 million of the $30 million total settlement.
23andMe said it will conduct annual cybersecurity audits and maintain a dedicated data breach incident response plan. The company is also ceasing to store personal information for inactive or deactivated accounts to minimize data retention risks.
The genetic testing company denies any wrongdoing and the settlement is still pending approval by a judge.
LAUREN TAYLOR: GENETIC TESTING COMPANY, 23ANDME, HAS AGREED TO A $30 MILLION SETTLEMENT FOLLOWING A DATA BREACH THAT EXPOSED PERSONAL INFORMATION OF APPROXIMATELY 6.9 MILLION CUSTOMERS.
THE BREACH, WHICH WENT UNDETECTED FOR FIVE MONTHS, COMPROMISED
USERS’ NAMES, BIRTH YEARS, GENDERS, ANCESTRY REPORTS, AND RAW GENOTYPE DATA, WITH HACKERS SPECIFICALLY FOCUSING ON CUSTOMERS OF CHINESE AND ASHKENAZI JEWISH DESCENT.
U.S. INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES RECENTLY IDENTIFIED FOREIGN ACTORS, PARTICULARLY RUSSIA AND CHINA, AS KEY PERPETRATORS BEHIND MULTIPLE SOPHISTICATED CYBER THREATS TARGETING CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND PERSONAL INFORMATION IN THE UNITED STATES.
THE HACKER HAS ONLY BEEN IDENTIFIED AS “GOLEM” – AND SHARED VICTIMS PERSONAL INFORMATION ON AN ONLINE FORUM USED BY CYBERCRIMINALS, THE NEW YORK TIMES REPORTED.
AS A PART OF THE SETTLEMENT, 23ANDME WILL COMPENSATE AFFECTED CUSTOMERS AND PROVIDE FREE ACCESS TO A SECURITY MONITORING PROGRAM FOR THREE YEARS.
THE COMPANY EXPECTS CYBER INSURANCE TO COVER $25 MILLION OF THE $30 MILLION TOTAL SETTLEMENT.
23ANDME SAYS IT WILL CONDUCT ANNUAL CYBERSECURITY AUDITS AND MAINTAIN A DEDICATED DATA BREACH INCIDENT RESPONSE PLAN.
23ANDME IS CEASING TO STORE PERSONAL INFORMATION FOR INACTIVE OR DEACTIVATED ACCOUNTS TO MINIMIZE DATA RETENTION RISKS.
THE GENETIC TESTING COMPANY DENIES ANY WRONGDOING AND THE SETTLEMENT IS STILL PENDING APPROVAL BY A JUDGE.
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23andMe agrees to pay $30 million to settle lawsuit over massive data breach – WorldNL Magazine
Click to see story on The Verge23andMe will pay $30 million to settle 2023 data breach lawsuit – WorldNL Magazine
Click to see story on Engadget23andMe Will Pay $30 Million To Settle Lawsuit Over 2023 Data Breach – RetailWire
Click to see story on retailwire.com23andMe settles data breach lawsuit for $30 million
Click to see story on Reuters23andMe settles data breach lawsuit for $30 million
Click to see story on Channel News Asia23andMe settles class-action breach lawsuit for $30 million
Click to see story on The Register23andMe agrees to $30 million settlement after data breach affected nearly 7 million users
Click to see story on Scripps News23andMe to pay $30 million in genetics data breach settlement
Click to see story on BleepingComputer23andMe Inks $30M Data Breach Deal With 6.4M Users In MDL
Click to see story on Law360Right
Untracked Bias
Filing: 23andMe will pay $30M to settle a lawsuit for failing to protect the privacy of 6.9M customers whose personal info was exposed in a 2023 data breach
Click to see story on Techmeme23andMe To Pay $30 Million In Genetics Data Breach Settlement
Click to see story on slashdot.org23andMe Agrees To $30 Million Settlement For Last Year’s Data Breach
Click to see story on PC Mag23andMe agrees to pay $30 million to settle lawsuit over massive data breach
Click to see story on BizToc23andMe settles class-action breach lawsuit for $30 million
Click to see story on IT Security News – cybersecurity, infosecurity news23andMe To Pay $30 Million In Genetics Data Breach Settlement
Click to see story on Latest Nigerian News23andMe agrees to pay US$ 30 million to settle lawsuit over massive data breach
Click to see story on Blog do Esmael23andMe Will Pay $30 Million To Settle Lawsuit Over 2023 Data Breach – RetailWit
Click to see story on RetailWit23andMe will pay $30 million to settle a lawsuit accusing the genetic testing company of failing to protect the privacy of 6~? 9 million customers, after the 2023 data breach
Click to see story on Developpez.com23andMe agrees to $30M settlement for breach lawsuit
Click to see story on Malware Analysis, News and Indicators23andMe settles data breach lawsuit for $30 million
Click to see story on BeritaKini.biz23andMe To Pay $30 Million In Genetics Data Breach Settlement
Click to see story on technewstube.com23andMe pledges $30 million to the 6.4 million people affected by data breach
Click to see story on The Record by Recorded Future23andMe settles class-action breach lawsuit for $30 million
Click to see story on DUK News23andMe agrees to pay $30 million to settle lawsuit over massive data breach
Click to see story on Verve times23andMe, $30 million in reimbursements to victims of the 2023 data breach
Click to see story on hdblog.it23andMe to pay $23M to settle data breach suit (NASDAQ:ME)
Click to see story on WDC TV News23andMe to pay $30 million in genetics data breach settlement
Click to see story on cybernoz.com23andMe settles data breach lawsuit for $30 million – DataBreaches.Net
Click to see story on databreaches.net23andMe settles data breach lawsuit for $30 million
Click to see story on 4imag.com23andMe Settles Data Breach Lawsuit for $30 Million – MarketResearchFoundation
Click to see story on Market Research Foundation23andMe pledges $30 million to the 6.4 million people affected by data breach
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