HARRISBURG – Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that his office is joining a bipartisan coalition of 28 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit to block 23andMe’s impending sale of consumer data — following the company’s recent bankruptcy filing.
The lawsuit objects to the bankruptcy sale of personal genetic information that was collected by 23andMe from millions of consumers nationwide.
The filing in federal bankruptcy court, on June 9, aims to stop 23andMe from auctioning off the private genetic data to the highest bidder without consumers’ knowledge or consent.
“The millions of consumers — including many Pennsylvanians — who paid for these services certainly did not expect their sensitive data to one day be sold off to a highest bidder,” Attorney General Sunday said. “23andMe is trying to avoid their legal obligations to consumers simply by labeling this sale and transfer of consumer data as a ‘change of ownership.’ I continue to encourage 23andMe customers to consider deleting their data from the company’s database.”
23andMe, a popular direct-to-consumer DNA testing company, filed for bankruptcy and is now seeking to sell off its assets – including sensitive genetic and health data – in a high-stakes auction. Pennsylvania and other states filed the lawsuit to protect each consumer’s right to control such deeply personal information and prevent it from being sold like ordinary property.
The states argue that this kind of information – biological samples, DNA data, health-related traits, and medical records – is too sensitive to be sold without each person’s informed consent. If the parties that seek to buy that information from 23andMe are unwilling to provide such consent, it is possible that the information will be unable to be sold. In either case, the states will be helping ensure that consumers’ genetic data isn’t misused, exposed in future data breaches, or used in ways consumers never imagined when they signed up for 23andMe.
Attorney General Sunday, again, advises Pennsylvania consumers that the deadline to file proofs of claim in the 23andMe bankruptcy case is July 14, 2025.
Impacted consumers may file a proof of claim electronically and obtain more information about the bankruptcy online.

Consumers who have been impacted by the bankruptcy of 23andMe may submit a complaint to the Bureau of Consumer Protection online or call the Consumer Protection Hotline at (800) 441-2555.
Joining Pennsylvania in this lawsuit are the attorneys general from Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.