MI5 issues major warning to British universities over threat from China

MI5 has issued an urgent warning to university leaders across the country about espionage threats posed by China and Russia. Director General Sir Ken McCallum, alongside National Cyber Security Centre chief executive Richard Horne, summoned vice chancellors from more than 70 institutions to a closed door security briefing. Sir Ken cautioned adversarial states are deploying sophisticated techniques to target scholars and students, seeking to "shape research and teaching content"