Washington to receive $547,000 in 23andMe data breach settlement
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While former 23andMe customers wait to receive payments from a $46.8 million class-action settlement, a handful of states are lining up to receive their payouts, too.
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Genetic testing firm 23andMe settles for $18M over data breach; NY to get $705K
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Washington to receive $547,000 in 23andMe data breach settlement
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) -- Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday just announced an $18 million national settlement with the genetic testing company 23andMe, following a 2023 data breach that compromised the genetic data of 6.9 million consumers worldwide.
Michigan, as well as 42 other states, have settled a lawsuit with the bankruptcy trustee for genetic testing company 23AndMe after a data breach allegedly leaked data of 6.9 million customers back in 2023.
Ancestry-tracking company 23andMe experienced a data breach in 2023 that compromised personal and genetic information of millions of people, but now New Yorkers are seeing some justice. NYS Attorney General Letitia James, along with a bipartisan group of 42 other attorneys general, announced on Tues…
Over 40 attorneys general, including those from Pennsylvania and New Jersey, announced an $18 million settlement with genetic testing company 23andMe following the 2023 data breach.
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced a major multistate settlement with the bankruptcy trustee for 23andMe, alongside 41 other attorneys general. The agreement resolves claims surrounding a massive cyberattack in 2023 that compromised the highly sensitive genetic data of 6.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WTAJ) —Attorney General Dave Sunday has joined a coalition of 42 states in announcing an $18 million bankruptcy claim settlement with genetic testing company 23andMe. The settlement resolves allegations stemming from a 2023 data breach that compromised the genetic data of 6.
Pennsylvania and New Jersey announced settlements with the genetic testing company 23andMe after 42 state attorneys general filed a lawsuit in the wake of the company's 2023 data breach.
A massive network of 42 attorneys general just finalized an $18 million immediate settlement with 23andMe's bankruptcy trustee following a sweeping 2023 cyberattack that compromised the genetic data of 6.9 million customers globally, Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr announced July 14.
Attorney General Dana Nessel joined 41 other states in a settlement over 23andMe's 2023 data breach, which exposed genetic data for more than 162,000 Michigan residents.
RALEIGH, N.C. (WGHP) -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson secured a portion of an $18 million multistate settlement assigned to a trustee administrator for 23andMe, resolving claims related to the company's 2023 data breach that compromised the genetic data of 6.
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- Wednesday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced a $150 million settlement of bankruptcy claims against 23andMe. He said the settlement will help resolve issues from a 2023 data breach that compromised 6.9 million customers' genetic data.
Louisiana will receive $258,668 as part of a multistate settlement with 23andMe following a 2023 data breach that exposed the information of 68,814 residents in the state.
New York Attorney General Letitia James and 42 other attorneys general have secured an $18 million settlement with 23andMe over a data breach that exposed millions of customers' genetic information.
BATON ROUGE, La. (WNTZ) - Louisiana will receive $258,668 as part of a multistate settlement resolving bankruptcy claims against genetic testing company 23andMe following a 2023 data breach that exposed the personal and genetic information of millions of customers, Attorney General Liz Murrill annou…
Genetic testing company 23andMe has agreed to pay $18 million to settle claims from a coalition of 43 attorneys general that it failed to protect customers' genetic data. [...]
Alabama will receive $260,817 from a $150 million multistate settlement with 23andMe over a 2023 data breach affecting millions, including 69,950 Alabamians.
CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced a bipartisan, multistate settlement with the bankruptcy trustee for 23andMe, resolving allegations stemming from a 2023 data breach that compromised the genetic data of 6.9 million customers worldwide.
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