California to recieve $6m settlement after 23andMe data breach
Summary
California will receive a $6 million settlement from 23andMe after the company’s bankruptcy and a 2023 data breach exposed genetic and personal information of millions of customers. The state had objected to the sale of 23andMe’s assets but eventually dropped appeals as part of the settlement agreement.Key Facts
- A 2023 data breach exposed the genetic and personal information of 6.9 million 23andMe customers.
- More than 855,000 Californians had their data exposed in the breach.
- 23andMe filed for bankruptcy in March 2025 due to lower demand and legal problems from the breach.
- The company’s assets were sold for $305 million to TTAM Research Institute, controlled by 23andMe’s co-founder Anne Wojcicki.
- California opposed the sale, arguing it violated the state’s Genetic Information Privacy Act and customers did not consent.
- A US bankruptcy judge and a federal court ruled against California’s objections to the sale.
- California agreed to a $6 million settlement and dropped further legal appeals.
- 23andMe agreed to pay $46.75 million to victims of the data breach as part of its bankruptcy.
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