Tag: E-commerce Risks

Biomedical Goldmine Exposed: UK Biobank’s 500,000 Volunteer Records Surface on Alibaba In a stark illustration of the fragility of biomedical data security, records from 500,000 UK Biobank volunteers—encompassing genetic sequences, imaging scans, blood biomarkers, and lifestyle details—were listed for sale on Alibaba’s Chinese e-commerce platform. This incident, revealed by UK Technology Minister Ian Murray in…