California AG Rob Bonta has filed a lawsuit against 23andMe (now Chrome Holding Co.) over a 2023 data breach that compromised the genetic data of nearly 7 million individuals. The suit highlights 23andMe's alleged lax security, ignored warnings, and a credential stuffing attack that specifically targeted users of Chinese or Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry, raising serious concerns about permanent…
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The California attorney general sued the company formerly known as 23andMe on Thursday, accusing it of failing to protect customers’ data after a 2023 breach that exposed raw genetic information and health reports for nearly 7 million people—including more than 850,000 Californians—and of subsequently misleading consumers about the breach’s severity; hackers accessed the data via credential‑stuffing attacks and listed it for sale on the dark web, a breach that went undetected for five months, while the company, which filed for bankruptcy in 2025, was later sold to the nonprofit TTAM Research Institute led by former CEO Anne Wojcicki, prompting further legal challenges over the sale of the genetic data.
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OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings this week met with and sent a letter to OpenAI expressing their deep concern over increased reports of how OpenAI’s products interact with children. Because OpenAI operates in California, Attorney General Bonta is currently investigating the company’s proposed financial and governance restructuring.
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Californians have the right to direct the company to delete their genetic data OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued a consumer alert to customers of 23andMe, a genetic testing and information company. The California-based company has publicly reported that it is in financial distress and stated in securities filings that there is substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern.
California AG Rob Bonta Urgently Issues Consumer Alert for 23andMe Customers
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Californians have the right to direct the company to delete their genetic data OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued a consumer alert to customers of 23andMe, a genetic testing and information company. The California-based company has publicly reported that it is in financial distress and stated in securities filings that there is substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern.
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