WASHINGTON: News Corp., the publisher of the Wall Street Journal, said on Friday it was hacked and had data stolen from journalists and other staff, and a Cybersecurity company investigating the intrusion said the Chinese intelligence collection was believed to be behind the operation.
The news company, whose publication includes the New York Post, said he had found a violation on January 20.
It was said in the submission of the regulation that the investigation was ongoing “to determine the nature, scope, duration, and its impact”.
Customer and financial said so far are not affected and that the company’s operations have not been cut off.
But the main concern is the company’s journalist.
News organizations are the main target for world intelligence institutions because their journalists are in constant contact with sensitive information sources.
Journalists and Gratal Rooms from Mexico and El Salvador to Qatar, where Aljazeera is based, has been hacked with strong spyware.
Shop, Cybersecurity company checks hacking, saying it “judging that they behind this activity have Nexus China, and we believe they are likely to be involved in espionage activities to gather intelligence to benefit China’s interests.” It is not known when the hackers violate the network or how many The data they stole.
In email to staff, News Corp said the hack “affects the limited number” email account and document.
“Our preliminary analysis shows that foreign government involvement can be attributed to this activity, and that some data is taken,” said the company.
A spokesman for the Chinese Embassy in Washington did not return comments looking for emails.
News of Corp Assets includes Publishing House HarperCollins, News Corp.
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