Join the 23andMe data breach claim
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23andMe has experienced a huge privacy breach. Although the genetic testing company’s systems weren’t directly hacked, cyber-criminals managed to gain unauthorised access to approximately 14,000 individual accounts by using emails and passwords exposed in other data breaches.
Adding to the problem, 23andMe has a feature called ‘DNA Relatives’ that lets people automatically share data with other users if they are related in some way. The hackers took advantage of this feature to get even more sensitive information. In total, the criminals successfully accessed the private data of around seven million people.
In Great Britain and Germany, around 4.1 million people are reportedly affected by the 23andMe data breach, with 4,011,607 lines of leaked data relating to people living in Great Britain.
At a glance: what do we know about the 23andMe data breach?
Are you affected? If so, you could be due compensation.
Who is eligible to join the 23andMe data breach compensation claim?
Could you qualify for a NO-WIN, NO- FEE 23andMe compensation claim. Find out instantly with our easy-to-use eligibility checker!
If you have a claim, register your interest and we’ll connect you with a UK law firm running a 23andMe data breach group action.
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How it works
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Our simple eligibility checker provides instant clarity. Answer a few straightforward questions, and you’ll know if you could qualify for a 23andMe data breach group action claim.
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Check your eligibility and find out if you can join the no-win, no-fee 23andMe data breach claim.
Latest updates on the 23andMe data breach
Apr to Sept 2023
Cybercriminals started breaking into 23andMe customer accounts.
Aug 2023
Criminals advertised the stolen 23andMe data on a hacking forum.
Oct 2023
23andMe became aware of the breach when hackers advertised the stolen data on another notorious forum. 23andMe then wrote to customers to inform them of the data security incident.
June 2024
The UK’s data protection watchdog launched a joint investigation into the 23andMe data breach with its Canadian counterpart. The investigation will look at whether 23andMe had adequate safeguards to protect the highly sensitive information within its control.
To date, over 30 lawsuits have been filed related to the breach. We’ll provide more updates on the 23andMe data breach as they occur.
23andMe data breach FAQs
Hackers accessed the accounts of around 14,000 23andMe customers. To do this, the criminals used emails and passwords already made public in other breaches. The hackers then stole the personal data of 6.9 million customers by way of the DNA Relatives feature, which lets people share some of their data with 23andMe users they are genetically related to.
The stolen data included the person’s name, birth year, relationship labels, the percentage of DNA shared with relatives, ancestry reports and self-reported location.
Millions of people are affected by the 23andMe data breach, including many in the UK. 23andMe said it has written to all affected users. If you have received this notification, you could qualify for a 23andMe data breach group action claim.
Have you been notified that your data may have been involved in this breach? If yes, you could have a NO-WIN, NO- FEE 23andMe compensation claim. Our simple eligibility checker provides instant clarity. Answer a few straightforward questions, and you’ll know if you could qualify for a 23andMe data breach group action claim.
We cannot say how much compensation you might get if you win your 23andMe data breach case. Each claim is based on its merits and your solicitor will work to get the compensation owed to you.
In the UK, if a group of people have experienced loss, or otherwise been harmed by an organisation’s law breaking, they can come together to fight for justice. Levelling the playing field when standing up to big businesses, group actions prove that there is strength in numbers. At Join the Claim, we bring consumers and law firms together to ensure these group actions are as powerful as possible.
We won’t charge you a single penny. And we ensure any law firms we connect you with operate on a no-win-no-fee basis. If you win, the law firm will either take its fees from your compensation payment or recover these from the defendants.
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At Join the Claim, we unite law firms and individuals to ensure powerful group action claims. We are not a law firm, but we help ensure people get straightforward access to compensation.
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Latest 23andMe data breach news
According to reports, the data profiles of over four million people living in Great Britain and Germany was stolen in the 23andMe data breach and leaked on a notorious dark web forum. Hackers claim the breach involves some of the “wealthiest people living in the US and Western Europe”, including the British royal family. Affected 23andMed users are now risk of fraud, scams and ID theft.
The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) will investigate 23andMe over its recent data breach. This means the data watchdog thinks the genetic testing company has questions to answer over how it handled its customer’s private data.
Prominent genetic testing company 23andMe has experienced a massive data breach. The security failure exposed a range of sensitive customer data, including names, birth years, relationship labels, the percentage of DNA shared with relatives, ancestry reports, and locations.
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