BBC

Lily Jamali  (North America Technology correspondent)

California Attorney General Rob Bonta has said he will sue DNA testing firm Chrome Holding following a probe on Thursday, alleging its predecessor company 23andMe failed to protect sensitive customer data.

Bonta said the failure resulted in a 2023 data breach which exposed genetic predispositions and risk factors of nearly seven million users, plus information about biological relatives, ancestry, and ethnicity.

“Our investigation found that the company failed to take basic steps to protect users’ data,” said Bonta, who added 23andMe “lied to consumers about the severity of its 2023 data breach.”

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