Victims of 23andMe Data Breach to Get $47m Payout, Judge Rules A recent court decision has ordered Chrome Holding, the company that acquired 23andMe after its bankruptcy, to pay out $46.
75 million in compensation to victims of a massive data breach. The scale of the breach was staggering – up to 6. 9 million people had their data compromised when hackers accessed user profiles in 2023.
The breach was particularly disturbing because it involved not just sensitive personal information but also genetic markers related to users' health and family history.