MI5 issues spy alert to UK universities over Chinese front company stealing research
Summary
MI5, the UK security service, warned British universities not to work with a Chinese company called the China General Technology Research Institute (CGTRI). The company is a front for Chinese intelligence and has been stealing important technology research from UK universities.Key Facts
- MI5 says CGTRI is linked to China’s Ministry of State Security, China’s intelligence agency.
- CGTRI has given grants to over 100 UK academics to access their research.
- The stolen research involves fields like artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, secret communications, and hiding data in images.
- MI5 warns that working with CGTRI could break the UK’s National Security Act 2023 and lead to criminal charges.
- British researchers are advised to stop all collaboration with CGTRI immediately.
- Chinese spies have posed as university researchers in the UK to steal information.
- The UK government has publicly revealed these details to stop further spying.
- This alert is part of MI5’s plan to protect UK research and stop Chinese spying without pursuing every case individually.
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