The details of 500,000 members of the UK's health data project, the Biobank, were offered for sale online in China, the Government has confirmed.Technology minister Ian Murray said information of all half a million members of the database was found listed for sale on the website Alibaba, as he called the breach an "unacceptable abuse" of its data.

The details of 500,000 members of the UK's health data project, the Biobank, were offered for sale online in China, the Government has confirmed.Technology minister Ian Murray said information of all half a million members of the database was found listed for sale on the website Alibaba, as he called the breach an "unacceptable abuse" of its data.