23andMe confirms hackers stole ancestry data on 6.9 million users::Genetic testing company 23andMe revealed that its data breach was much worse than previously reported, hitting about half of its total customers.

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Good thing that these things haven’t really taken off in my home country. Otherwise, you don’t even need to submit your DNA. If enough of your stupid relatives do it, they’ll have a good idea about you.

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My uncle did this and I found out that I’m 3% Irish. As a Gamer, this is a Clayton Bigsby moment.

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