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- 123andMe bankruptcy raises fears over 15 million DNA records●Consumer DNA databases expose your relatives too, even ones who never sent a sample. 23andMe was breached in 2023, then
Privacy advocates are warning that consumer DNA databases expose relatives who never consented, since shared genetics link family members who never sent samples. The 23andMe breach in 2023 and its 2025 bankruptcy, during which the company sought to sell its database of some 15 million customers' genetic data as an asset, have renewed concern. People are being urged to download a copy of their data and then request deletion.
- 2St. Louis man finds half-brother decades after adoption▼St. Louis man Michael Goessling was adopted nearly 60 years ago; after an unknown half-brother took a 23a
Michael Goessling of St. Louis, adopted nearly 60 years ago, has reportedly connected with an unknown half-brother after the sibling took a 23andMe DNA test. The match revealed a family link neither knew existed, reuniting relatives separated for decades. Stories like this continue to draw attention as home DNA kits unexpectedly reshape family histories across the United States.