health data breach
Coverage of health data breach in the Nexus archive.
- California AG sues 23andMe over 2023 breach exposing health data
California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit against 23andMe, now Chrome Holding Co., over the company's failure to protect sensitive customer genetic and personal information. The case involves a 2023 breach that exposed health data.
- UK Biobank leak: Health details of 500 000 people are offered for sale
Health data of 500,000 individuals from the UK Biobank were reportedly offered for sale, raising concerns about data security and privacy. The incident was highlighted in a BMJ article and discussed on Hacker News, though details remain limited.
- Private health records of half a million Britons offered for sale on Chinese website
The UK government confirmed that private health records of 500,000 British volunteers from the UK Biobank project were advertised for sale on Alibaba, a Chinese website. The data was removed before any sales occurred, and the breach was highlighted by the technology minister in a parliamentary update.