Settlement approved for Canadians affected by previous 23andMe data breach
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23andMe has been approved for a multimillion-dollar settlement in a class action claim involving Canadian customers of the genetic testing company who were affected by a previous data breach.
disposal Will provide $3.25 million US to Canada-based victims of the breach, as seen hackers get access in customer data in 2023 – including Canadians.
Rishi Nematolahi, a lawyer with Toronto-based KND Complex Litigation, who served as class counsel, said via email that the outcome is “an excellent outcome for affected Canadian clients.”“
US-based 23andMe Filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last year. The company said it intended to use the bankruptcy proceedings to help resolve remaining liabilities from the 2023 data breach.
A non-profit, the TTAM Research Institute, later acquired the assets of 23andMeFor $305 million US, According to the Associated Press.
Nematullahi said the agreement was believed to set a precedent, because ““To our knowledge, this is the first time a Canadian class action claim has been settled in a Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding.”
The settlement proceeds are available to anyone who was a 23andMe customer at any time from May 1, 2023, to October 1, 2023, and who lived in Canada at the time of the breach and received notice that they were affected, and who did not also opt out of the settlement.
Any victims wishing to submit a claim for compensation must do so by June 25, 2026 at 11:59 pm PT.
Instructions are provided on how to submit a claim form Available on the Canadian Settlement website.
