UK health data sold in China

Technology Minister Ian Murray confirmed that the 'de-identified' information was advertised for sale on Alibaba's marketplace.

While names and contact details were not included, experts warn that the genetic and lifestyle data could still be used for malicious purposes.

The UK Biobank has suspended its operations while a forensic investigation is conducted to determine the source of the breach.

The incident has raised serious questions about the security of large-scale biomedical datasets and the potential for foreign state actors to exploit them.