Bay Area genetic testing company 23andMe announced Monday that it plans to lay off 40% of its workforce as part of a broader restructuring effort aimed at cutting costs and refocusing the company on ...

Around a year ago, 23andMe had a data breach that led to 6.9 million profiles being accessible. Now, the company has agreed to pay a $30 million settlement after a class-action lawsuit was ...

Personal data of nearly half of the popular genetic testing company's customers -- 6.9 million people -- was exposed in the data breach.

A big data breach and deepening financial woes have sparked new concerns about the DNA testing company's ability to protect ...

Requesting deletion closes your account permanently and prevents your data from being used in further research (existing ...

After a data breach exposed the personal information of roughly half its userbase and led to simmering distrust with the popular ancestry service, 23andMe confirmed last month that it will settle ...

23andMe is shutting down its therapeutics development division, and plans to seek out buyers to find a new home for its ...

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Eventually, about 15 million people signed up for it. Sixteen years later and after a large data breach in 2023, the value of 23andMe has plummeted. That has prompted concerns that the company ...

Around a year ago, 23andMe had a data breach that led to 6.9 million profiles being accessible. Now, the company has agreed to pay a $30 million settlement after a class-action lawsuit was brought ...

The settlement provides for three main types of compensation, with a maximum payout of up to $10,000 for specific claims ...