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September 28th, 2024 17:14
23andMe might be up for sale --- including the DNA records of its 15 million customers
23andMe is not doing well. Its stock is on the verge of being delisted. It shut down its in-house drug-development unit last month, only the latest in several rounds of layoffs. Last week, the entire board of directors quit, save for Anne Wojcicki, a co-founder and the company’s CEO. Amid this downward spiral, Wojcicki has said she’ll consider selling 23andMe—which means the DNA of 23andMe’s 15 million customers would be up for sale, too.
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September 30th, 2024 04:10
May be a bit too late to worry about DNA records at 23/Me. They were hacked toward end of 2023 and DNA records for ~6.9 million customers were stolen.
Leaked data included users' account information, location, ancestry reports, DNA matches, family names, profile pictures, birth dates, etc. Data from people with Chinese or Ashkenazi Jewish heritage appeared to be primary targeted in the breach.
About 2 weeks ago, they agreed to pay a $30 million settlement of the class-action lawsuit filed against the company for the data breach. The link indicates what user costs/expenses may be covered by the settlement, assuming the Court approves the agreement.