The UK Biobank's health data was listed for sale in China, raising concerns about data privacy and security.

Healthcare Technology Data SecurityApr 23, 2026score 0.263 posts · 1 replies across 1 instances

The thread discusses the UK Biobank health data being listed for sale in China, with the government confirming that while 500,000 people's medical data was affected, no personally identifiable information was compromised. This raises concerns about data privacy and security.

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Parent: Data SecurityEntity: UK BiobankImpact: negativeDate: Apr 23, 2026Target: The UK Biobank's data security practices

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UK Biobank health data listed for sale in China, government confirms
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📰 UK Biobank health data listed for sale in China, government confirms

The data bank which contains medical data of 500,000 people said no personally identifiable information had been hacked.

📰 Source: BBC News
🔗 Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpvxgl3n138o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

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UK Biobank health data listed for sale in China, government confirms

The government said medical data of 500,000 people was affected but no personally identifiable information had been made available.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpvxgl3n138o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

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