On Friday, 13 September 2024, the consumer genetic testing company 23andMe reached a preliminary settlement in federal court in San Francisco to pay $30 million and provide three years of security monitoring to settle a US lawsuit related to its October 2023 personal data breach. The lawsuit accused the company of failing to protect the privacy of 6.9 million customers, along with allegations that the company failed to inform customers with Chinese and Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry that they were specifically targeted by the hacker. 23andMe expects that cyber insurance coverage will cover approximately $25 million of the settlement cost.
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