UK Biobank back online soon, months after someone tried to sell 500k people's data on Alibaba

UK Biobank's Research Analysis Platform (UKB-RAP) was locked down in April after attackers obtained personal health data of all 500,000 research volunteers and attempted to sell it on Alibaba. The organization claims the platform is now secure after independent cybersecurity verification and will undergo phased re-introduction of researchers once government and health authority approvals are granted. Over 20,000 researchers use the platform to access 30 petabytes of genomic data for studies on cancer, dementia, Parkinson's, and COVID-19.

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