23andMe Settles Data Breach Lawsuit for $30 Million Amid Ongoing Cybersecurity Concerns

**Executive summary:** 23andMe agreed to a $30 million settlement after a data breach that affected roughly 6.9 million customers over a ~5 month period beginning April 2023, exposing sensitive genetic-related profiles (5.5M DNA Relatives and 1.4M Family Tree users); the settlement includes cash payments and three years of security/genetic monitoring and is pending court approval.