The genetic testing firm 23andMe was slammed in a category motion lawsuit in California after cyber thieves gained entry to non-public knowledge for at the very least 1,000,000 shoppers, RadarOnline.com can solely reveal.
The lawsuit claimed the favored DNA firm “deliberately, willfully, recklessly, or negligently” did not implement satisfactory security measures to guard its clients whose beginning 12 months, location and ancestry bushes had been uncovered through the assault.
“On no later than October 6, 2023, unauthorized third-party cybercriminals gained entry to the Class members’ and, on info and perception, Plaintiff’s PII (personally identifiable info) as hosted with Defendant, with the intent of participating within the misuse of the PII, together with advertising and marketing, disseminating, and promoting Plaintiff’s and the Class members’ PII (the ‘Information Breach’),” acknowledged the lawsuit filed in Orange County Superior Courtroom.