A genetics testing company has settled a $30 million lawsuit after failing to tell Ashkenazi Jewish users they had been specifically targeted in a massive data breach.

A five-month-long dark web data breach starting in April 2023 exposed the information of millions of 23andMe’s customers. It compromised 5.5 million DNA Relatives profiles, which allow customers to share information with each other, and accessed information for another 1.4 million customers who used the Family Tree feature. The company faced accusations of failing to protect customer privacy and neglecting to inform Ashkenazi Jewish and Chinese ancestry users that they were deliberately targeted by hackers.

Under the terms of the settlement, 23andMe will provide cash payments to customers whose data was compromised. Affected users will also be offered enrollment in a three-year program known as Privacy & Medical Shield + Genetic Monitoring. About $25 million of the settlement cost is expected to be covered by cyber insurance.

Facing tremendous financial difficulties, this settlement couldn’t have come at a worse time for the South San Francisco-based company. 23andMe reported a loss of $69.4 million on revenue of $40.4 million in the quarter ending June 30. Reportedly, Co-Founder Anne Wojcicki has been attempting to take the company private after its shares started trading below $1 since mid-December, a significant drop from its $10 per share price when it went public three years ago.

    adrienne crowe September 15, 2024 10:33 am

    how do i get compensation?

    P blank September 15, 2024 1:47 pm

    Please post what 23andme members are supposed to do now.

    A September 15, 2024 6:31 pm

    How do we know if we were one of the ones whose info was compromised??

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    How do we know if our data was compromised?

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