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Consumer Protection Law

Oct. 21, 2026

23andMe successor agrees to $6M settlement over genetic data breach

California Attorney General Rob Bonta accused the genetic testing company of inadequate security measures and misleading consumers about a 2023 breach that exposed the data of more than 855,000 Californians.

The successor to 23andMe reached a $6 million settlement with California Attorney General Rob Bonta over claims stemming from a 2023 data breach, Bonta's office announced Monday.

The settlement, filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Eastern District of Missouri, resolves the claims Bonta brought in May against the consumer genetics giant, which took the name Chrome Holding Co. after it filed for bankruptcy in 2025.

"23andMe collected genetic data about millions of ...

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