The company failed to implement basic defenses: 23andMe data breach victims are finally getting paid, but bankruptcy could shrink their payouts

The settlement highlights the lasting risks of exposing genetic data that can’t be changed or replaced.
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23andMe users have until today to file a claim in the DNA company's bankruptcy case. Here's how to do it.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 23andMe headquarters in Sunnyvale, Calif. (Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images) Today is the deadline for customers of the ...
Rolling Out

The fall of 23andMe and what it means for your DNA

Remember when everyone was discovering they were 12% Scandinavian and posting colorful pie charts of their genetic heritage on social media? Those glory days of DNA testing have come to a stunning end ...
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23andMe was once worth $6 billion. What's left of the DNA testing startup is being bought for $256 million.

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals will acquire 23andMe's assets for $256 million, both companies said. 23andMe filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy earlier this year. The DNA testing company has faced major ...
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Anne Wojcicki's bid to buy back 23andMe may not end legal fight over DNA customer data

Anne Wojcicki's winning bid to reclaim control of 23andMe (MEHCQ) doesn't necessarily end the fight over what happens to the DNA of 15 million people collected by the bankrupt consumer genomics ...
Washington Post

23andMe is out of bankruptcy. You should still delete your DNA.

Nearly 2 million people protected their privacy by deleting their DNA from 23andMe after it declared bankruptcy in March. Now it’s back with the same person in charge — and I still don’t trust it. Nor ...
Observer

23andMe’s Trove of DNA Data Stay with the Company’s Founder Anne Wojcicki

Wojcicki launched TTAM earlier this year with the specific goal of keeping 23andMe’s genetic data of about 15 million users out of the hands of third parties like biotech firm Regeneron, which bid ...
People

Bankrupt DNA Company 23andMe Expected to Be Purchased for $256M: What Users Need to Know About Their Privacy

A court hearing to consider the transaction’s approval is scheduled for June 17, according to 23andMe Abigail Adams is a Human Interest Writer-Reporter for PEOPLE. Justin Sullivan/Getty; Michael Nagle ...
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Now we know who's getting 23andMe's DNA data. Meet Regeneron Pharmaceuticals.

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals has acquired 23andMe – and the genetic data for 15 million customers along with it. Credit: Tiffany Hagler-Geard/Bloomberg via Getty Images 23andMe had all the signs of a ...
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23andMe users have until July 14 to file a claim in the DNA company's bankruptcy case. Here's how to do it.

Customers of the genetic testing company 23andMe have until July 14 to file a claim as part of a restructuring in its bankruptcy case. In filing a claim, eligible customers can seek compensation for ...