23andMe Data Breach Claimants to Receive $47 Million Under Deal

The bankruptcy plan administrator for the company once known as 23andMe agreed to disburse $46.7 million under a prior settlement reached with US data breach claimants.

The payout reflects a $3.25 million reduction from the $50 million cap established under the court-approved deal earlier this year, according to a filing Wednesday in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. The administrator would pay the agreed-upon amount, minus previously paid claims.

The new agreement stems from a settlement that allowed between $30 million and $50 million for a class of people whose data was part of a 2023 breach. Since the parties had to either settle or litigate to determine a final amount, the new proposal avoids the risk and delays of litigation.

The former genetic testing firm, now known as Chrome Holding Co., filed for bankruptcy in March 2025 and sold most of its assets last year to its co-founder and a related nonprofit for over $300 million. The bankruptcy court approved the liquidating plan, which includes settlements with data breach creditors, in November.

The administrator is now handling thousands of claims, mostly related to the 2023 breach that exposed the data of nearly 7 million people. The company reached separate settlements of $3.25 million with a Canadian class and $9 million with arbitration claimants. The funds would pay for extraordinary losses, such as identity fraud and mental health treatment.

The administrator has resolved more than 255,860 claims, but thousands remain pending, according to the filing.

The company is currently fighting a suit filed by the state of California in May over its handling of the data breach. The bankruptcy court said it will soon rule on whether California can proceed with the legal action in state court.

Chrome is represented by Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP and Carmody MacDonald PC.
The US data breach class is represented by Stueve Siegel Hanson LLP, Keller Rohrback LLP, and CaseyGerry Trial Lawyers.

The case is In re Chrome Holding Co., Bankr. E.D. Mo., No. 25-40976, motion 6/10/26.