UK funding agency hack could be ‘legally and intellectually significant’

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Data breach hits grant proposals across UK Research and Innovation

A recent hack of systems of the umbrella grant funding agency UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has rattled researchers but details of the cyber-attack remain scarce. 

A UKRI spokesperson told Chemistry World that it remains unclear who the culprits were or whether any data was stolen, but that investigations are underway.