UK Biobank Breach: 500,000 Medical Records Offered for Sale on Alibaba
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Data from 500,000 individuals who volunteered health information to the UK Biobank was breached and offered for sale on Alibaba's platform. UK Technology Minister Ian Murray confirmed that the medical records of all half-million members were listed for sale, describing the incident as an "unacceptable abuse" of data. The breach involved sensitive health information from participants in the UK Biobank, a biomedical database. No specific date for the breach or sale listing was provided in the report. The data was reportedly made available on a Chinese website, with no additional technical details disclosed.