'It scared the hell out of me,' says lead plaintiff in proposed class-action suit over data breach at 23andMe

Genetic testing company 23andMe, which is the subject of a proposed class-action lawsuit in Canada, says a data breach may have affected millions more customers than initially believed. The B.C. man who is the lead plaintiff says the company didn't do enough to protect customers.

'It scared the hell out of me,' says lead plaintiff in proposed class-action suit over data breach at 23andMe
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Genetic testing company 23andMe, which is the subject of a proposed class-action lawsuit in Canada, says a data breach may have affected millions more customers than initially believed. The B.C. man who is the lead plaintiff says the company didn't do enough to protect customers.