Bankruptcy admin approves settlement fund of $47 million for 23andMe data breach victims
2026-06-13T14:51:55Z•79baebea07719f981b850c9f20ab29a00bcb0f8614ab4407af89aca65bf40ebb
23andMeCoupangFISASection 702South Koreacyber policydark webdata breacheducation sectorlegislationnational securityoperational disruptionregulatory fineschool cyberattacksettlementsurveillance
What happened
Collection of recent cybersecurity and privacy developments: a bankruptcy administrator approved a $47 million settlement for ~7 million 23andMe customers whose data was stolen beginning April 2023 and partly posted to the dark web; South Korea’s regulator imposed a record 550 billion won (~$409 million) fine on e‑commerce firm Coupang over a personal data breach; the US congressional deadlock risks a lapse of Section 702 FISA surveillance authority for the first time since 2008; a proposed Senate amendment to create a dedicated ‘Cyber Force’ was excluded from the defense policy roadmap; and a
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