23andMe Class Settlement Filing Deadline: Feb 17; Eligibility and Payouts

The Feb. 17, 2026, deadline approaches for filing claims under a $50 million class action settlement arising from a 2023 data breach at 23andMe (now rebranded as Chrome). Eligible individuals who were customers between May 1, 2023, and October 1, 2023, and reside in the U.S. during that period may receive cash payments, with extraordinary claims eligible up to $10,000, health information claims up to $165, and statutory cash claims of $100. Payments are expected to be issued in the coming weeks. Claims must be submitted by February 17, 2026, via the settlement website. The breach on October 6, 2023, affected about 6.4 million U.S. residents. The case was initially filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California and is pending in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri as the company filed for Chapter 11 in March 2025.