23andMe Sued by California Over Massive 2023 Data Breach
California's attorney general has filed a lawsuit against 23andMe, alleging the company failed to protect sensitive customer data in a significant 2023 data breach. The breach exposed the personal information of nearly 7 million individuals, with hackers using a credential-stuffing attack to access the data. The lawsuit highlights the company's inadequate security measures and the subsequent sale of stolen data on the dark web.
- ▪The lawsuit was filed by Attorney General Rob Bonta against Chrome Holding Co., formerly known as 23andMe.
- ▪Nearly 7 million people's ancestry and genetic data were exposed in the breach.
- ▪The breach was attributed to a credential-stuffing attack that went undetected for over five months.
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.
- ▪ 23andMe inherits lawsuit over 'disturbing' DNA data breach — The Register
- ▪ 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
- ▪ 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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California's attorney general is suing the consumer genetics testing company formerly known as 23andMe, alleging the company failed to protect customers' sensitive personal information in a massive 2023 data breach that exposed the ancestry and genetic data of nearly 7 million people.Attorney General Rob Bonta filed the lawsuit on Thursday against Chrome Holding Co., formerly known as 23andMe, accusing the company of failing to properly investigate or respond to numerous warnings that its systems had been compromised.
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