News Corp Reports Cyberattack By “Chinese Interests”

The Wall Street Journal reports:

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.

The attack, discovered on Jan. 20, affected a number of publications and business units including The Wall Street Journal and its parent Dow Jones; the New York Post; the company’s U.K. news operation; and News Corp headquarters, according to a person familiar with the matter.

After discovering the attack, the company notified law enforcement and hired cybersecurity firm Mandiant Inc. to support an investigation, the person said. News Corp disclosed the hack in a securities filing Friday.

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“News Corp was the tar­get of a hack that ac­cessed emails and doc­u­ments of some em­ploy­ees, in­clud­ing journalists…” https://t.co/q56bpbH1fC

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