Americans curious about their ancestry likely paid for a DNA test through 23andMe. 23andMe is on the brink of a financial collapse. The company – founded in 2006 – is now considered ...

Millions of Americans who have used 23andMe's genetic testing services may be at risk of having their DNA data exposed, as the company faces mounting turmoil. Privacy ...

Around a year ago, 23andMe had a data breach that led to 6.9 million profiles being accessible. Now, the company has agreed to pay a $30 million settlement after a class-action lawsuit was ...

“But it’s not just a piece of paper, it’s kind of you.” Along with speaking to Trujillo, SFGATE dug into 23andMe’s privacy policy, to see what the company’s worried customers are facin ...

Last October, 23andme announced they had been attacked. A bad actor used a tactic called credential stuffing, where they were able to gain access to 23andme accounts by utilizing the users ...

23andMe, a genetic-testing and ancestry-tracing company, collects the most personal kind of data from its customers: their DNA. Now, after a data breach in late 2023 and a full board resignation ...

She has been working in journalism for seven years. David Paul Morris/Bloomberg/Getty For the last decade, 23andMe has been known worldwide for offering genetic testing, ancestry tracing and ...

An image of a chain link. It symobilizes a website link url. Copy Link The future of 23andMe is uncertain, and so is the fate of the data it has collected from millions of users. The direct-to ...

Popular genetic testing company 23andMe is facing bankruptcy and may sell the genetic data of its 15 million customers. Users have the option to delete their data, but the company can retain it ...

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Anne Wojcicki wanted to run things—alone. It was 2009 and her startup 23andMe was riding high, fueled by a steady stream of venture money, intriguing personal accounts of genome exploration ...