News Corp Says It Has Suffered a Major Hack That Stole Data From Journalists

Saturday, 5 February 2022newsdesk

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.

New Delhi, 05 February 2022

As per news report of NDTV, the Journal, citing people briefed on the intrusion, reported that it appeared to date back to February 2020 and that scores of employees were impacted. It quoted them as saying the hackers were 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.

Source - NDTV