Medical data of 500,000 people listed for sale on Chinese website – POLITICO

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.

Murray said the department became aware of the issue on Monday and that UK Biobank, which has close ties to the NHS, had suspended further access to the data at its request. The charity has referred itself to the Information Commissioner's Office.

"I want to thank the Chinese government for the speed and seriousness with which they worked with us to remove these listings," Murray added.