In November 2023, a class action lawsuit was filed against the genetic testing company, 23andMe. The plaintiffs alleged that a data breach resulted in the unauthorized disclosure of 6.9 million users’ personal and genetic information, including their names, contact information, ancestry reports, and DNA matches. Despite the fact that the breach began in April 2023 and lasted several months, the plaintiffs alleged that 23andMe failed to warn its users of the breach until October 2023 thereby causing further harm.
Read the full article by Matthew Berkowitz and Sasha Magruder on the Class Action Blog.