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Controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 2022

    News Corp discloses cyberattack affecting employee accounts and documents

    Issue disclosure

    News Corp disclosed that digital intruders broke into email accounts and compromised data belonging to a limited number of employees, including journalists. The company said the breach was discovered in late January, and Mandiant said it had contained the breach. Mandiant assessed that those behind the activity had a China nexus; the source reports that this was an assessment, not a determination of responsibility.

    Company response

    • Investigation — News Corp

      Upon discovering the attack, the company told law enforcement and hired cybersecurity firm Mandiant Inc. to assist with an investigation.

    • Ongoing disclosure — News Corp

      News Corp believes the threat is contained , and has been giving guidance to those affected by the attack.

    Source excerpt

    • News Corp, which publishes the Wall Street Journal, said the breach was discovered in late January and affected emails and documents of what it described as a limited number of employees, including journalists. It said that cybersecurity firm Mandiant had contained the breach.
    • Digital intruders broke into News Corp email accounts and compromised the data of an unspecified number of journalists, the company disclosed Friday
    • we believe the activity affected a limited number of business email accounts and documents from News Corp headquarters, News Technology Services, Dow Jones, News UK, and New York Post.
    Source

  2. 2007

    Insider-trading allegations during the News Corp takeover

    During the takeover contest, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission alleged that Sir David Li had passed information about the proposed News Corporation transaction to an associate. The associate allegedly relayed the information to family members who traded before the announcement and made a substantial profit.

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