ICO (UK) · 5 June 2025
23andMe Inc
About: Data principles, Data security
FineGBP2,310,000≈ €2,740,000Violation found
- Regulator
- ICO (UK)
- Decided
- 5 June 2025
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Sector
- Not given
- Regulator’s reference
- 23andMe Inc
- Fino case number
- 2025/GB/014
What happened
The DPA fined the genetic testing company 23andMe GBP 2.31 million (€2.7 million) for failing to secure UK users’ health and genetic data, following a large-scale cyber attack.
Summary from GDPRhub (noyb), written by its volunteers, not by Fino. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
Rules involved
- Art. 5Principles relating to processing of personal data5(1)(f)Read →
- Art. 32Security of processing32(1)(b) · 32(1)(d)Read →
- Data principles
- Data security
Sources
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Spotted a mistake? Write to angelillolorenzo@gmail.com and quote 2025/GB/014.