UK Biobank health data listed for sale in China, government confirms
4 hours ago
- #Health Data
- #Cybersecurity
- #Data Breach
- UK Biobank health data of 500,000 members was listed for sale on Alibaba in China, as confirmed by the UK government.
- The data breach involved de-identified information without personal details like names, addresses, or contact numbers, and no purchases were made.
- UK Biobank is investigating the incident and thanked UK and Chinese authorities and Alibaba for cooperation, with the listings now removed.