California Sues 23andMe Over Data Breach
California Attorney General Rob Bonta sued the genetic testing company formerly known as 23andMe over its handling of a 2023 data breach that exposed almost 7 million users’ sensitive personal information such as genetic data, Cassandre Coyer reports.
The company, now doing business as Chrome Holding Co., publicly touted its commitment to data privacy and security, yet ignored numerous warnings that systems had been compromised, and misled consumers’ about the fate of their sensitive data, the state enforcer said.
“23andMe collected genetic data about millions of people, failed to meet its ...
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