California settles 23andMe data breach claims for US$6 million California will receive US$6 million in 23andMe's bankruptcy to resolve legal claims over a 2023 data breach that exposed 6.9 million customers' genetic and personal information. California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Monday that the state will receive a US$6 million settlement payment in 23andMe's bankruptcy. The payment resolves California's legal claims related to a 2023 data breach that exposed 6.9 million customers' genetic and other personal information. The breach exposed the genetic information of more than 855,000 Californians, according to the attorney general's office. California had tried to block the US$305 million sale of 23andMe assets to TTAM Research Institute, a nonprofit controlled by 23andMe co-founder Anne Wojcicki. The state argued the bankruptcy sale violated California's Genetic Information Privacy Act. It said consumers did not give express consent to the sale.23andMe Files Bankruptcy Following Data BreachOnce a trailblazer in DNA testing kits, 23andMe filed for bankruptcy in March 2025. The company sought to sell its business at auction after a decline in demand and legal fallout from the data breach. A U.S. bankruptcy judge ruled against California's objections to the sale. The judge later ruled the state could not sue to recover money from the bankrupt company's successor.California lost an appeal over the sale in federal district court. As part of the US$6 million settlement, the state agreed to drop further appeals, according to court documents filed on Monday. Customers of 23andMe retained the option to delete their data during the bankruptcy sale process. California had argued the court should have disallowed the transfer of any data unless 23andMe customers first gave express consent to the sale.I am proud to fight for the privacy rights of Californians and to deliver this settlement for consumers who put their trust in 23andMe, Bonta, a Democrat, said in a statement on Monday. I want to remind Californians that customers of 23andMe can delete their private, genetic data no matter who owns it, he said. 23andMe agreed to pay $46.75 million to victims of the 2023 data breach as part of its bankruptcy.California Attorneys General Agrees to SettlementThe settlement follows a lengthy legal fight over the sale of the company's assets. California had unsuccessfully tried to block the transfer to the nonprofit controlled by Wojcicki. The state's objections centered on privacy protections for customers. Court documents filed Monday confirmed the agreement to end further appeals.The US$6 million payment will go to California as part of the bankruptcy proceedings. The breach remains one of the largest involving genetic data. Reporting by Dietrich Knauth; Editing by Alexia Garamfalvi and Bill Berkrot.