As this post was set to publish, MyHeritage announced a phishing attack that may stem from the GEDmatch hack. (Read…
Two days ago, GEDmatch was hacked. Many of us saw bizarre DNA matches that shared too much DNA to be…
Sometime on the morning of Sunday, 19 July 2020, the GEDmatch site was either hacked or experienced a severe programming…
New intel on database sizes has rolled in over the past 6 weeks, so it’s time to update the autosomal…
The form to sign the petition is at the bottom of this post. Now that GEDmatch is owned by the…
As of December 9, 2019, GEDmatch is operated by Verogen, Inc. (“Verogen”) following the acquisition by Verogen of the GEDmatch…
This summer, GEDmatch was served with a warrant from an Orlando, Florida, court pertaining to a violent serial rapist. The…
This post is updated as events transpire. This post lists key events in the evolution of “investigative genetic genealogy”, the…
This post has been updated. Today, The New York Times published a shocking article. Some time this summer, GEDmatch granted…
The past year has seen a chilling in the genetic genealogy industry: DNA kit sales are down drastically since April…