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UK: 500,000 medical records offered for sale online

Anonymized medical data of 500,000 people in the UK was offered for sale online, revealing a major healthcare data protection breach.

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Although the records are anonymized and contain no names or addresses, the incident raises serious questions about the chain of custody for sensitive medical information.

The case intensifies concerns about the security of the UK healthcare sector and the vulnerability of digitized health data.

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