AG Alan Wilson announces multi-state settlement with 23andMe over genetic data breach

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)– Attorney General Alan Wilson announced a multi-state settlement with 23andMe over a genetic data breach.

FILE – A 23andMe saliva collection kit is shown on March 25, 2025, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Barbara Ortutay, File)

According to his office, Wilson joined a coalition of 42 attorneys general announcing the settlement, resolving allegations stemming from a 2023 data breach that compromised the genetic data of nearly seven million customers worldwide.

The settlement includes $150 million in allowed claims for states.

South Carolina will receive $280,000.