California Attorney General Rob Bonta sues the genetic testing company formerly known as 23andMe, now operating under Chrome Holding Co., over a 2023 data breach. Multiple outlets report that the lawsuit alleges the company failed to adequately protect users’ sensitive genetic and personal information. The state also alleges the company did not properly investigate warnings that its systems had been compromised, and that its security measures were lax. BBC and other coverage add that the attorney general’s complaint includes an allegation that 23andMe (and its successor) misstated or downplayed the severity of the breach. Reporting also links the breach to the exposure of health-related data and the posting or sale of information, with one outlet describing the scale as affecting about 7 million users. The companies’ corporate situation is also part of the story: several sources state that 23andMe rebranded under Chrome Holding Co. after bankruptcy proceedings filed in 2023. The lawsuit seeks legal remedies for alleged consumer harm and alleged violations related to data security and breach handling.
California sues 23andMe successor Chrome Holding over 2023 data breach
California Attorney General Rob Bonta sues the genetic testing company formerly known as 23andMe, now operating under Chrome Holding Co., over a 2023 data breach. Multiple outlets report that the laws...
- California Attorney General Rob Bonta files a lawsuit targeting the company formerly known as 23andMe.
- The lawsuit is against 23andMe’s successor entity, Chrome Holding Co.
- The complaint alleges the company failed to adequately protect user genetic and personal data during a 2023 breach.
- The state alleges the company did not sufficiently investigate warnings that its systems were compromised.
- Multiple reports say the breach involved exposed health-related information and affected millions of users, with one figure cited as 7 million.
California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta filed suit against the genetic testing company formerly known as 23andMe for failing to protect its customers' data.
2 months agoCalifornia Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit against 23andMe, now Chrome Holding Co., over the company's failure to protect sensitive customer genetic and personal information. [...]
2 months agoAttorney General Rob Bonta filed the lawsuit against Chrome Holding Co., which 23andMe rebranded under after filing for bankruptcy last March. The post California Sues 23andMe, Alleging It Failed to Protect User Data in 2023 Breach appeared first on SecurityWeek.
2 months agoCalifornia AG Rob Bonta has sued 23andMe over the 2023 data breach that led to the sale of 7 million users' data on the dark web.
2 months agoCalifornia’s attorney general is suing the genetic testing company formerly known as 23andMe
2 months agoAttorney general calls the company's security measures "lax" and says the company failed to adequately investigate warnings its systems had been compromised.
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