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UK: Commercial market research and data-gathering firm in the medical space leaked health data
UpGuard discovered an unsecured data leak from Liberating Research, a UK-based commercial market research and data-gathering firm in the medical sector. The exposed dataset contained sensitive medical information on nearly 100,000 individuals. Publication was delayed to allow the company time to respond.
Why it matters: Healthcare organizations and individuals whose medical data was exposed face privacy risks and potential regulatory scrutiny under UK and EU data protection frameworks; practitioners should verify whether their organization's data was included and assess notification obligations.
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