California cannot seek damages from 23andMe successor over 2023 data breach

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Source: Yahoo! Finance/Reuters

Fri, July 10, 2026 at 6:19 PM EDT


July 10 (Reuters) - A U.S. bankruptcy judge on Friday said California cannot seek damages from the company formerly known as 23andMe ‌arising from a 2023 data breach that exposed genetic and other ‌personal information of an estimated 6.9 million customers.

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Brian Walsh in St. Louis said ​23andMe's Chapter 11 reorganization plan precludes the state from pursuing monetary relief against Chrome Holding Co and an affiliate, though it could seek non-monetary remedies.

Walsh said California must either dismiss its May 28 lawsuit in San Francisco Superior Court within 14 days, ‌or amend its complaint ⁠to eliminate the claims for monetary relief.

The decision is a defeat for California Attorney General Rob Bonta, who accused 23andMe of ⁠ignoring warnings that its systems were compromised and downplaying the breach's severity. He has been seeking potentially millions of dollars in civil fines. Bonta's office did not immediately respond ​to requests ​for comment.

Read more: https://finance.yahoo.com/healthcare/articles/california-cannot-seek-damages-23andme-221934796.html

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[rpannier]

1. Criminally prosecute the executives from 23and me

They were warned, they didn't heed, arrest em

[ck4829]

2. Funny... "I changed my name, so now you can't sue me ha ha ha!" usually doesn't hold up in court for us little people

[Polybius]

3. It's super weird because they are still going by 23andme on their own site

https://www.23andme.org/