STARTUP LEGAL19 Oct 2026
California gets $6 million from 23andMe bankruptcy over data breach
California will receive $6 million from 23andMe's bankruptcy, settling the state's claims over a 2023 breach that exposed 6.9 million customers' genetic and personal data. California failed to block the $305 million sale of the company's assets to TTAM Research Institute, a nonprofit run by co-founder Anne Wojcicki. It dropped further appeals under the deal.
Key Statutory Highlights
- California takes $6 million out of 23andMe's bankruptcy to settle the state's claims over the 2023 data breach.
- As part of the bankruptcy, 23andMe agreed to pay $46.75 million to people harmed by the 2023 breach.
- A judge refused to block the $305 million sale of 23andMe's assets to TTAM Research Institute, a nonprofit controlled by co-founder Anne Wojcicki.
Actionable Advice for Taxpayers / Founders:23andMe customers can still delete their private genetic data, no matter who owns the company now, California's attorney general said.
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