Some of our clients ask what the consequences are if their data is breached. How about a class action lawsuit? Multiple class action lawsuits have been filed against 23andMe, a major U.S. biotech and genetic testing company, due to a data breach affecting nearly 1 million Ashkenazi Jews. Customer data, including personal information and DNA profiles, was exposed in what’s believed to be a credential stuffing attack. The breach led to the sale of stolen profiles, impacting the privacy of this community with Eastern European ancestry. You can discover more details here:
https://www.scmagazine.com/brief/massive-23andme-data-breach-prompts-legal-action