# California to recieve $6m settlement after 23andMe data breach

- Source: Guardian World
- Published: 2026-10-19T21:34:30+00:00
- Category: World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/19/california-settlement-23andme-data-breach
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/california-to-recieve-6m-settlement-after-23andme-data-breach-246b54/

Millions of customers’ genetic and personal information exposed in 2023, including more than 855,000 Californians California’s attorney general, Rob Bonta, on Monday announced the state will receive a $6m settlement payment in 23andMe’s bankruptcy, resolving California’s legal claims related to a 2023 data breach that exposed 6.9 million customers’ ⁠genetic and other ⁠personal information. Califor

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