According to the Post, the investigation, which has both criminal and intelligence-gathering elements, is being undertaken because there is a suspicion that the founder of Sci-Hub may be working with Russian intelligence. Department of Justice was investigating Sci-Hub. In addition, The Washington Post reported that the U.S. Sci-Hub is already blocked by Internet Service Providers in 11 countries - Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden and the US - because of its unlawful activity. This will not only prevent the universities from having their own credentials stolen, but also those of their students, and potentially the credentials of other members of the households, if connected to the same internet provider." Several UK universities, including Manchester University and University College London, have already acted on this advice and issued warnings to staff and students. In its statement, a spokesperson from the London Police's Intellectual Property Crime Unit, said: "With more students now studying from home and having more online lectures, it is vital universities prevent students accessing the stolen information on the university network. Personal email accounts, personal financial information, university research, department budgets and confidential staff information can then become accessible. Not only does Sci-Hub host stolen intellectual property but the way it operates, by accessing university networks using the log-in credentials of registered users, sometimes obtained through phishing attacks, means the hidden dangers of the site go far beyond breaching copyright law. Last month, the City of London Police's Intellectual Property Crime Unit issued a warning to universities and students about using the pirate website Sci-Hub.
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