Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp, the publisher of The Sun, The Sunday Times and The Wall Street Journal, said it has been hacked, with data stolen from journalists and other employees.
The cyber security firm investigating the intrusion said Chinese intelligence-gathering is believed to be behind the operation, which also struck its News UK arm.
The Journal reported that the hacking appeared to date back to February 2020 and that scores of employees had been affected.
Hackers were said to have been able to access reporters’ emails and Google Docs, including drafts of articles.
News Corp, whose publications and businesses include the New York Post and Journal parent Dow Jones, said it discovered the breach on January 20.
It said customer and financial data were so far not affected and company operations were not interrupted.
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