DNA testing giant 23andMe has agreed to pay $30 million to settle a lawsuit over a data breach that exposed the personal information of 6.4 million customers in 2023.
The proposed class action settlement, filed Thursday in a San Francisco federal court and awaiting judicial approval, includes cash payments for affected customers, which will be distributed within ten days of final approval.
“23andMe believes the settlement is fair, adequate, and reasonable,” the company said in a memorandum filed Friday.
This is gonna sound condescending but I promise it’s coming from a place of genuine curiosity.
Who would stand to profit from leaked genetic information? Like, yes, it’s bad that they didn’t have that data better secured, but, like, what is anyone going to do with the knowledge that I’m 35% French?
Unless I’m completely missing the point and there was other information (card info. Addresses, etc) leaked?