23andMe inherits lawsuit over 'disturbing' DNA data breach
California's attorney general is suing 23andMe over a significant data breach that occurred in 2023. The lawsuit alleges that the company failed to implement adequate security measures and misled customers about the breach's severity. The breach exposed sensitive information of millions, raising concerns about data protection and consumer trust.
- ▪The California AG claims 23andMe downplayed the severity of a 2023 data breach.
- ▪The breach involved a cybercriminal accessing details of nearly 7 million customers.
- ▪23andMe allegedly failed to implement basic security measures and did not mandate two-factor authentication.
10 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 21 hours. Coverage spans 2 points on the political spectrum — 1 lean left, 8 centre.
- ▪ California is suing 23andMe over its 2023 breach that exposed 7 million users' DNA data — Quartz
- ▪ California sues 23andMe over alleged ‘lax’ data security that failed to protect nearly 7 million users’ data in 2023 breach — Fortune
- ▪ California sues 23andMe over 2023 data breach that affected 7 million users — Engadget
- ▪ California sues 23andMe, alleging it failed to protect user data in 2023 breach — The Hindu — Top
- ▪ California Attorney General sues 23andMe successor for 2023 data breach — Bbc
- ▪ 23andMe Sued by California Over Massive 2023 Data Breach — CNET — News
- ▪ California sues 23andMe over large 2023 data breach — Hacker News (Newest)
- ▪ California AG Rob Bonta sues 23andMe, alleging it failed to protect sensitive user data in a 2023 breach that affected ~7M people across the US (Jaimie Ding/Associated Press) — Techmeme
- ▪ California sues 23andMe over large 2023 data breach — Investing.com — News
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