Bankruptcy admin approves settlement fund of $47 million for 23andMe data breach victims
2026-06-15T02:51:56Z•586ddc05e960d956b088d613f5da7eefe59b1133efc1e3f6b672693b0956b290
23andMeCoupangFISASection 702South Koreacybersecuritydark webdata breacheducation sectorpolicyprivacyregulatory fineschool cyberattacksettlementsurveillance
What happened
Multiple cybersecurity and privacy developments: a U.S. bankruptcy administrator approved a $47 million settlement fund for ~7 million 23andMe customers whose data were stolen starting April 2023 and posted on the dark web; the key U.S. surveillance authority Section 702 (FISA) is at risk of lapsing for the first time since 2008 amid legislative deadlock; South Korea’s regulator hit ecommerce giant Coupang with a record ₩? (≈$409 million) fine for a personal data breach; a proposed Senate amendment to create a dedicated U.S. “Cyber Force” was narrowly defeated and is not in the current defense
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