23andMe Agrees to $30 Million Deal Resolving Data Breach Dispute

23andMe Inc. agreed to a $30 million settlement and committed to a three-year security monitoring program to resolve claims it failed to safeguard the privacy of more than six million customers affected by a 2023 data breach.

The lawsuit accused the personal genomics and biotechnology company of inadequate security protections of personal data and a failure to inform customers that their information was specifically targeted and sold by hackers on the darkweb—the internet’s seedy underbelly. The motion for preliminary approval, dated Sept. 12, and filed in a San Francisco federal court, will offer class members cash compensation and three years’ ...