UK Biobank Data Breach: Health Data of 500,000 Listed for Sale in China
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The UK Biobank disclosed that de-identified health data (including scans and DNA sequences) for about 500,000 volunteers were listed for sale on Alibaba marketplaces; listings were removed, and the breach was traced to misuse by researchers at three academic institutions whose access has been suspended while a forensic investigation proceeds.
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