Medical data of 500,000 people listed for sale on Chinese website
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Source: Politico
Published: 2026-04-23 21:59 UTC+10:00
Section: Data
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Politics, Health, Europe, China, Elections
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LONDON — Health data charity UK Biobank suffered a data breach that saw around 500,000 volunteers' confidential information advertised for sale on Chinese e-commerce site Alibaba, DSIT minister Ian Murray told the Commons Thursday.
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