23andme Data Breach 2024 News. Are launching a joint privacy investigation into 23andme following a security breach that saw 6.9 million user accounts compromised. The data watchdogs of the uk and canada will investigate genetic testing company 23andme over a data breach in october 2023.
Once a hot $6 billion biotech company, 23andme is now on the verge of collapse. The information commissioner’s office (ico) and the office of the privacy commissioner of canada (opc) have launched a joint investigation into the data.