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Biobank’s volunteer health data breach prompts UK data protection inquiries

By Patricia Figueiredo ( April 24, 2026, 13:55 GMT | Insight) -- A breach of biomedical data of UK volunteers held by charity Biobank has prompted inquiries by the UK data protection authority after de-identified participant data were advertised for sale on Chinese e-commerce platforms. The ICO said Friday it’s making inquiries while the UK government told lawmakers on Thursday there’s no evidence any purchases were made. Biobank said it has suspended user access while it introduces tighter controls.The UK data protection authority is making inquiries regarding a data breach that affected Biobank, a large biomedical database of UK volunteers, it said in a statement Friday....

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