California sues 23andMe over 2023 data breach that affected 7 million users
California Attorney General Rob Bonta has filed a lawsuit against Chrome Holding Co., formerly known as 23andMe, over a significant data breach that affected 7 million users. The lawsuit alleges that the company failed to adequately protect sensitive personal information and misled customers about the breach. The breach involved hackers accessing user accounts through credential stuffing and exploiting vulnerabilities in the company's systems.
- ▪The data breach compromised sensitive information of 7 million users, including 855,541 California residents.
- ▪Bonta accused 23andMe of failing to protect users' genetic data and misleading them about the breach.
- ▪The hackers exploited a vulnerability in the DNA Relatives feature after gaining access to 14,000 accounts.
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, 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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News California sues 23andMe over 2023 data breach that affected 7 million users Rob Bonta accused the company, now called Chrome Holding Co., of failing to protect users’ sensitive information. By Mariella Moon May 29, 2026 3:59 am EST bluestork/Shutterstock Chrome Holding Co., the company formerly known as 23andMe, is facing a lawsuit filed by California Attorney General Rob Bonta over a massive security breach in 2023 that compromised millions of people's sensitive data. Bonta is accusing the company of misleading customers and failing to protect their "sensitive personal information and genetic data related to their health, genetic predispositions and risk factors, biological relatives, ancestry and ethnicity." The incident had affected 7 million users across the US, the lawsuit said,…
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