Emails and other material held by journalists at News Corp in the US and UK were the subject of a cyber attack which may have originated from interests in China.
Hit in the January 20 attack: The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones, the New York Post, UK news operations and News Corp headquarters.
Staff have been told the threat is contained.
Almar Latour, CEO of Dow Jones and publisher of The Wall Street Journal: “We are committed to protecting our journalists and sources. We will not be deterred from our purpose—to provide uniquely trusted journalism and analysis. We will continue to publish the important stories of our time.”
News Corp in a statement to the stock market: “Together with an outside cybersecurity firm, the company is conducting an investigation into the circumstances of the activity to determine its nature, scope, duration and impacts.
“The company’s preliminary analysis indicates that foreign government involvement may be associated with this activity, and that data was taken.
“To the company’s knowledge, its systems housing customer and financial data were not affected.
“The company is remediating the issue, and to date has not experienced any related interruptions to its business operations or systems.
"Based on its investigation to date, the company believes the activity is contained. At this time, the company is unable to estimate the expenses it will incur in connection with its investigation and remediation efforts.”
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