Coverage dated February 3, 2022 to February 4, 2022
News Corp. says it was hacked; believed to be China-linked
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News organizations are prime targets for the world's intelligence agencies because their reporters are in constant contact with sources of sensitive information.
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News organizations are prime targets for the world's intelligence agencies because their reporters are in constant contact with sources of sensitive information.
News Corp., publisher of The Wall Street Journal, said Friday that it had been hacked and had data stolen from journalists and other employees, and a cybersecurity firm investigating the intrusion said Chinese intelligence-gathering was believed behind the operation.
WASHINGTON (AP) — News Corp, publisher of The Wall Street Journal, said Friday that it had been hacked and had data stolen from journalists and other employees, and a cybersecurity
News Corp was the target of a hack that accessed emails and documents of some employees, including journalists, an incursion the company's cybersecurity consultant said was likely meant to gather intelligence to benefit China's interests.
News Corp. — which owns the publishers of The Wall Street Journal and the New York Post — announced the discovery of a "persistent cyberattack" targeting a limited number of employees.
By Sean Lyngaas News Corp suffered a “persistent cyberattack” in January, the company said Friday, and investigators believe Chinese spies may be responsible. The media conglomerate, whose publications include The Wall Street Journal and The New York Post, said the hack targeted one of its IT provid…
(Reuters)—Digital intruders broke into News Corp email accounts and compromised the data of an unspecified number of journalists, the company disclosed Friday, and the media firm's internet security adviser said the attack was likely aimed at gathering intelligence "to benefit China's interests."
News Corp said Friday it was targeted by a cyberattack affecting some "email accounts and documents" from its headquarters and publications including Dow Jones and the New York Post.
A recent attack on News Corp affected publications including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Post, and more as hackers attempted to gain access to email and documents of employees and journalists.
The media company News Corp. said Friday it was the victim of a cyber attack likely to benefit the Chinese government, and that the intrusion targeted its businesses including the New York Post, Dow Jones and others.
