23andMe successor settles California case for $6 million
Original title: 23andMe successor settles with California for $6 million over cybersecurity failings
The pending deal covers a 2023 breach of nearly 7 million people’s data and preserves deletion and sample-destruction rights.
Chrome Holding Company, formerly known as 23andMe, agreed to pay California $6 million over allegations it failed to protect customers’ personal and genetic data. California Attorney General Rob Bonta said a 2023 breach exposed information belonging to nearly 7 million people. The deal is pending approval by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Eastern District of Missouri. In July, 23andMe settled with 42 other state attorneys general for $18 million.
Unconfirmed: The $6 million settlement still needs approval from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Eastern District of Missouri.
- In March 2025, 23andMe filed for bankruptcy and sold genetic data to TTAM Research Institute.
- Anne Wojcicki leads both TTAM and Chrome Holding Company, the settling entity.
- Bonta said bankruptcy does not let companies evade California privacy laws.
- TTAM did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Impact: Personal and genetic data of nearly 7 million people exposed
- 1.Affected consumers can delete their data and order destruction of genetic samples.
- Victims
- 23andMe
- Countries
- United States
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1 min read at therecord.mediaCalifornia Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a settlement under which 23andMe's successor will pay $6 million to resolve allegations that the company did not properly protect customers' data before a 2023 breach.
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