MI5 head warns of 'epic scale' of Chinese espionage

2023-10-18 11:57

Tens of thousands of British businesses are warned of the risk of having their innovation stolen.

More than 20,000 people in the UK have now been approached covertly online by Chinese spies, the head of MI5 said.

It comes amid a new warning to tens of thousands of British businesses of the risk of having their innovation stolen.

Ken McCallum was speaking to the BBC at an unprecedented...