MI5 says institute stole research
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Britain’s MI5 warned UK universities on Wednesday to cut ties with China’s General Technology Research Institute, which it said used grants to steal sensitive research.
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MI5 issues spy alert to UK universities over Chinese front company stealing research
MI5 issues spy alert to UK universities over Chinese front company stealing research
Security service says academics should stop taking grants from and working with firm backed by China’s intelligence service
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China’s intelligence service used a front company to pay grants to British universities and steal crucial research about technology projects, MI5 said on Wednesday in a rare public espionage warning.
Britain’s domestic security service said researchers and academics should cease work with the China General Technology Research Institute (CGTRI), sometimes also known as the China Academy of General Technology (CAGT). MI5 believes it poses a “significant threat”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
September 30, 2026 at 1:02 PM
MI5 issues spy alert to UK universities over Chinese front company stealing research
'In the highly unusual public alert, the UK's internal security service warned universities and academics that continuing ties with China General Technology Research Institute (CGTRI) could ultimately lead to criminal charges for aiding a foreign state.'
UK research funded by China front company being sent to Beijing's spies, MI5 warns
British universities are being urged to sever ties with China General Technology Research Institute which is linked to the Chinese Ministry of State Security (MSS).
www.bbc.co.uk
September 30, 2026 at 2:19 PM
'In the highly unusual public alert, the UK's internal security service warned universities and academics that continuing ties with China General Technology Research Institute (CGTRI) could ultimately lead to criminal charges for aiding a foreign state.'
Reading about concerns over academics being used to spy on AI research www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-... Which would be slightly ironic in our case... Our papers are on arXiv. Our code is on GitHub. Our slides are online. Espionage seems like an unnecessarily complicated way to access our research.
UK accuses China of using academics to spy on AI and other tech research
Britain's MI5 spy agency issued an unprecedented alert on Wednesday to warn that a Chinese organisation was involved in funding academic research into topics such as AI on behalf of Beijing's state ...
www.reuters.com
September 30, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Reading about concerns over academics being used to spy on AI research www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-... Which would be slightly ironic in our case... Our papers are on arXiv. Our code is on GitHub. Our slides are online. Espionage seems like an unnecessarily complicated way to access our research.
'The security alert said that many academic institutions and individuals will have engaged with the CGTRI "in good faith" because the link back to Chinese state security had been "obfuscated".'
September 30, 2026 at 2:19 PM
'The security alert said that many academic institutions and individuals will have engaged with the CGTRI "in good faith" because the link back to Chinese state security had been "obfuscated".'