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23andMe settles data breach lawsuit for $30M
- arresin 2y agoThat seems like a very reasonable cost of business.
- toomuchtodo 2y agohttps://www.cnn.com/2024/02/02/investing/23andme-stock-anne-wojcicki/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/02/investing/23andme-stock-anne-... (“23andMe is low on cash and its stock is worth pennies. The CEO wants another chance”) > The company has yet to turn a profit, and 23andMe could run out of money as early as next year. Enabling customer MFA and a haveibeenpwned subscription to invalidate passwords previously breached would’ve been cheaper.
- toomuchtodo 2y agoRelated: 23andMe told victims of data breach that suing is futile - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38874361 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38874361 - January 2024 (33 comments) 23andMe tells victims it’s their fault that their data was breached - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38856412 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38856412 - January 2024 (368 comments)