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MyHeritage Blog
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MyHeritage Blog is the company blog at blog.myheritage.com, writing about culture. Since 2018, 15 different Hacker News readers have linked it 15 times, most often “MyHeritage Says 92M User Accounts Have Been Compromised”. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-10-29, and you can follow it by feed.
Too few sampled comments (5) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN readers link MyHeritage's blog for its posts on data privacy and breaches, including a 2018 breach statement and a 2023 call for privacy law, plus occasional historical items such as a 1919 'pocket telephone' cartoon.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 5 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Explore family history on the MyHeritage blog: get the latest updates on new releases and enjoy expert genealogy tips, DNA insights, and inspiring stories.
Most-linked posts?
- MyHeritage Says 92M User Accounts Have Been Compromised4 people · 4 mentions · first linked 2018-06-05
- MyHeritage Acquires Promethease and SNPedia3 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2019-09-14
What Hacker News says?
Thank you for calling this what it is - a hack - despite 23andme's strenuous efforts to paint this as the fault of millions of users (see https://blog.23andme.com/articles/addressing-data-security-c... ) rather than owning the vast technical or management failure that allowed this to continue undetected for months. Without the risk of a giant fine or, say, jail time, many tech giants can and do get away with managin…
Comment linking /2020/07/security-alert-malicious-phishing-attempt-detected-possibly-connected-to-gedmatch-breach/
on “No federal privacy law? After the 23andMe hack, it's time to take action”Submitted MyHeritage Says 92M User Accounts Have Been Compromised as a story · 63 points
HN discussionhttps://blog.myheritage.com/2018/06/new-myheritage-adds-two-...
Comment linking /2018/06/new-myheritage-adds-two-factor-authentication-2fa-to-secure-your-account/
on “MyHeritage Says 92M User Accounts Have Been Compromised”Submitted MyHeritage Statement About a Cybersecurity Incident as a story · 13 points
HN discussionOriginal link ( https://blog.myheritage.com/2018/06/myheritage-statement-abo... ) was submitted earlier but ignored, presumably because of the vague title. I think it's OK to edit titles for HN where the original is needlessly opaque.
Comment linking /2018/06/myheritage-statement-about-a-cybersecurity-incident/
on “Genealogy platform says hackers stole login data on 92m users”Submitted MyHeritage Acquires Promethease and SNPedia as a story · 4 points
HN discussionOr maybe just from the cities to the seaside.... https://blog.myheritage.com/2018/08/good-old-summertime-our-...
Comment linking /2018/08/good-old-summertime-our-ancestors-vacations/
on “The old-school way of keeping the summer heat out of your home”Submitted MyHeritage Acquires Promethease and SNPedia as a story · 3 points
HN discussionForget cartoons. Here's a video shot during the premiere of a Charlie Chaplin movie in the 1920's showing a woman walking along holding something to her ear and talking to herself. Looks an awful lot like a cell phone to me. https://blog.myheritage.com/2010/10/a-mobile-phone-in-the-19...
Comment linking /2010/10/a-mobile-phone-in-the-1920s/
on “1919 Cartoon Depicting the Use of a ‘Pocket Telephone’”Submitted Deep Nostalgia: Animate the faces of your loved ones in still photos as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Introducing the MyHeritage Photo Enhancer as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Colorize your black and white photos automatically with MyHeritage In Color as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted MyHeritage Acquires Promethease and SNPedia as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted MyHeritage – Improved LiveMemory as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted MyHeritage Statement About a Cybersecurity Incident as a story · 1 points
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