California settles 23andMe data breach claims for $6 million

By Dietrich KnauthOct 19 (Reuters) - California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Monday announced the state will receive a $6 million settlement payment in 23andMe's bankruptcy, resolving California's legal claims related to a 2023 data breach that exposed 6.9 million customers' genetic and other personal information.California had unsuccessfully tried to block the $305 million sale of 23andMe assets to TTAM Research Institute, a nonprofit controlled by 23andMe co-founder Anne Wojcicki. The state had argued that the bankruptcy sale violated California's…