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Medical data of 500k Biobank volunteers listed for sale on Alibaba, UK minister reveals

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Feed Name: The Register (Security)

Threat Score
70/100

Date Published: 2026-04-23

Date Updated: 2026-04-26

Author: Connor Jones

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UK Biobank confirmed that anonymized data for about 500,000 volunteers was listed for sale on Alibaba; three accredited Chinese research institutions have had access revoked and the platform has been temporarily suspended while forensic investigations and enhanced export controls are implemented to prevent further misuse.

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