23andMe customers notified of bankruptcy and potential claims — deadline to file is July 14

21 OME, genetic testing giants are once valuable in billion, now chapters are navigating 1 bankruptcy and notifying millions of current and ex -customers that they may be eligible to file a claim as part of the reconstruction process. The company and its three auxiliary companies, including Lemonade Health and LPRXone, filed the bankruptcy in the eastern district of Missouri on March 25 this year. Customers were warned on Sunday that they were there until July 14 to file a claim for damage.

The bankruptcy followed by an unrest for 23andme, characterized by the reducing sales, the exit of the sale and the violation of a devastating data that compromised with the sensitive personal data of almost million millions of users. Violated, publicly published October 2023According to TechCrunch, the names of the open customers, the years of birth, the relationship label, the percentage of DNA, the report of the predecessor and the self-explorer positions. The resultout triggered a wave of multiple class action cases and customer disbelief that severely reduced the company’s consumer-opening business.

Now, customers who were affected by this violation – especially those who were compromised by October 23 and May 2023 – notified by – it is known as a Cyber ​​protection claimsThe Those who suffer financial or other losses due to violation can submit the claim as part of the bankruptcy case. Customers of other types of complaints that are not related to CyberTack may submit separate claims under the DNA examination results or agency Teleth Services related issues, Package of general bar dateThe

The Congress has also expressed concern over the impact of bankruptcy privacy.

Falling from OME grades was faster, and its ambitious but expensive expansion made it more complicated in digital health and telemedicine, which includes $ 400 million LemonAid Health Acquisition in 2021. Basically, the customer aims to diversify 23andme offers outside the DNA exam, these steps have spread 23 and MA’s financial resources and failed to provide the company’s necessary growth.

A proposed Million settlement of a related class action case related on cyberperstack is 30 million settlement Hold Due to bankruptcy activities. (The 21st and the attorneys say that the agency has gone bankrupt is now debating this settlement)) Customers who want to reserve the right to compensate must submit a formal evidence of claims regardless of participation in the class activities.

TechCrunch reached 23ndme for comments.