File this in the category of Things that make you go Hmmmmmmm. I got an email today from GEDMatch. It is an ancestry site. If you get DNA results from a place like Ancestry.com, you can upload them to this site, and they have a database of relatives they can match you with. Here is what they said in the email:
“On the morning of July 19, GEDmatch experienced a security breach orchestrated through a sophisticated attack on one of our servers via an existing user account. We became aware of the situation a short time later and immediately took the site down. As a result of this breach, all user permissions were reset, making all profiles visible to all users. This was the case for approximately 3 hours. During this time, users who did not opt-in for law enforcement matching were available for law enforcement matching, and, conversely, all law enforcement profiles were made visible to GEDmatch users.”
So, someone was able to try to try to match people for 3 hours. Who and why is unknown. Sounds very derpish.
During this time, users who did not opt-in for law enforcement matching were available for law enforcement matching, and, conversely, all law enforcement profiles were made visible to GEDmatch users.”
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“Congratulations, we’re related!
Now, put your hands up!”