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

October 3, 2026 · 2:38 pm 1 sources

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• MI5 Says China’s MSS Funded Research Involving 100+ U.K.-Linked Academics
  The Hacker News · October 3, 2026 14:38
  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…