Medical data of 500,000 Brits stolen in massive Biobank breach (original) (raw)

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Data from 500,000 UK Biobank volunteers was discovered advertised for sale on Alibaba's e-commerce platforms in China.
Technology Minister Ian Murray informed the Commons that the listings, which appeared to sell Biobank participation data, were identified on 20 April.
The compromised data did not contain participants' names, addresses, contact details, or telephone numbers, and the listings were removed before any purchases were made.
The government, UK Biobank, and Chinese authorities collaborated to remove the listings and revoke access for three research institutions identified as the source.
UK Biobank has paused further data access, referred itself to the Information Commissioner’s Office, and is implementing additional security measures following the incident.

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