# Brenna Bird

Type: Person

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## Timeline

- **2026-07-15**: Settlement Distribution Announced — 42-state $18 million settlement is finalized; Iowa announced to receive over $439,000 from the bankruptcy estate, with immediate distribution.
- **2026-02**: Claims Filing Deadline — Deadline for consumers affected by the breach to submit claims for compensation through a dedicated website.
- **2023-10**: 23andMe Cyberattack — A credential-stuffing attack compromises 6.9 million user accounts, exposing names, photos, birth years, locations, and genetic ancestry data. Targeted groups included Ashkenazi Jewish and Chinese users.
- **2023-10**: Post-Breach Remediation Begins — 23andMe begins requiring two-factor authentication for all users, closing the authentication gap that enabled the breach.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### Iowa Gets $439K in $18M 23andMe Breach Settlement: A Cyber Wake-Up Call
2026-08-03 05:14:24 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 5/10 · Sources: 2

The 2023 23andMe credential-stuffing attack that leaked data on 6.9M users concludes with an $18M multi-state settlement, including $439K for Iowa. For cybersecurity professionals, it underscores the existential threat that poor authentication poses to genetic data and the bankruptcy-level consequences that follow.
Full story: https://getcyberbrief.com/story/iowa-23andme-breach-settlement-cyber

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