MI5 Says China’s MSS Funded Research Involving 100+ U.K.-Linked Academics

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MI5 Says China’s MSS Funded Research Involving 100+ U.K.-Linked Academics

October 3, 2026 dirk 0 Comments 3 tags

MI5 Says China’s MSS Funded Research Involving 100+ U.K.-Linked Academics

The U.K.’s domestic intelligence and security agency has warned that more than 100 academics have helped China boost its intelligence gathering efforts on behalf of Beijing’s state security service.

In a “Security Service Espionage Alert” issued on September 30, 2026, MI5 said the “primary purpose of the China General Technology Research Institute (CGTRI) 中国通用技术研究院 is to fund research that

Source: The Hacker News

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