Five years ago, 23andMe was one of the hottest startups in the world. Millions of people were spitting into its test tubes to ...

(JTA) — The genetic testing company 23andMe is facing a class action lawsuit over its security practices after hackers stole and published data about 1 million people with Jewish ancestry.

23andMe, born from the techno-optimism of the Human Genome Project, revolutionized direct-to-consumer genetic testing. But with its valuation now in freefall, mounting layoffs and its board ...

The genetic testing company 23andMe has agreed to pay $30 million to American plaintiffs to settle a lawsuit over a data breach last year that specifically targeted customers of Ashkenazi Jewish ...

The data watchdogs of the UK and Canada will investigate genetic testing company 23andMe over a data breach in October 2023. Hackers gained access to personal information of 6.9 million people ...

The judge declined to grant a proposed injunction, allowing 16,000 arbitrating plaintiffs to be excluded, despite 23andMe’s pleas that doing so could cost more than $30 million in filing fees.

Two of the most popular brands are Ancestry and 23andMe. To learn more, we outlined the pros, cons and factors to consider. However, since this comparison was first published, 23andMe has ...