23andMe bankruptcy draws investigation from House panel over data concerns

The House Oversight Committee has opened an inquiry into 23andMe's bankruptcy over concerns that customers' sensitive genetic data could be transferred to buyers — potentially including foreign actors — and has requested testimony and documents from former CEO Anne Wojcicki; the report also references an October 2023 breach that exposed roughly 6 million customers' data and regulatory warnings requiring any purchaser to adhere to existing privacy policies.