23andMe to Pay $30 Million Settlement After Massive Hack Exposed Customer Data to Dark Web. Here's Who's Eligible to Make a Claim for Cash.

Reuters reported Friday that genetics testing institution 23andMe has agreed to salary a $30 cardinal colony aft a hack exposed 6.9 cardinal customers' individual accusation to the acheronian web. The institution will besides salary for 3 years of information monitoring for affected customers.

The people action suit alleged that 23andMe grounded to alert customers pinch Ashkenazi Jewish and Chinese ancestry that their individual information was posted for waste and that they whitethorn person been specially targeted successful the April 2023 breach.

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23andMe said the colony was "fair, adequate, and reasonable" successful a tribunal filing, per Reuters.

In a Dec. 2023 blog post addressing the hack, the institution said the onslaught started successful April 2023 and lasted astir 5 months. At the time, 23andMe had astir 14.1 cardinal customers successful its system. The institution said the hack affected astatine slightest half of the database.

Who is eligible to declare money?

According to tribunal documents, affected users tin declare anyplace from $100 up to $10,000 for the astir "extraordinary" cases. If the colony gets last approval, instructions will beryllium provided connected really to record for reimbursement.

Customers successful Alaska, California, Illinois, and Oregon are taxable to "genetic privateness laws pinch statutory damages provisions" and tin only declare $100, per PCMag.