Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2022
Cyberattack affecting News Corp systems
News Corp disclosed a cyberattack in which unauthorized actors accessed company systems and email accounts. Investigators reportedly assessed that the activity was linked to China-based or China-aligned actors.
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.
2022
Former New York Post editor sues News Corp. over alleged discrimination and retaliation
Lawsuit filed
Former New York Post digital-edition managing editor Michelle Gotthelf filed a federal lawsuit against News Corp., NYP Holdings, Col Allan and Keith Poole, alleging discrimination and retaliation after she complained about sexual advances by Allan. The allegations are claims in the lawsuit, not a reported court finding. A spokesperson for the New York Post and News Corp. said suggestions of wrongdoing related to management changes were meritless.
Company response
Denial — News Corp.
“Any suggestion of wrongdoing related to the management changes announced today is meritless,” a spokesperson for the New York Post and News Corp. said in a statement.
Source excerpt
Michelle Gotthelf, who was managing editor of the Post’s digital edition until last week, filed the federal lawsuit Tuesday in the Southern District of New York against Murdoch’s News Corp., NYP Holdings, Allan and Keith Poole, the newspaper’s current editor.
“Any suggestion of wrongdoing related to the management changes announced today is meritless,” a spokesperson for the New York Post and News Corp. said in a statement.
The lawsuit alleges discrimination and retaliation.
2021
Australian media firms fined for breaching Pell trial suppression order
Fine or penalty
An Australian court ordered a dozen media firms to pay a total of A$1.1 million in fines for breaching a suppression order on reporting George Pell's conviction. News Corp and Nine Entertainment group were among the companies whose outlets received most of the fines.
Source excerpt
An Australian court on Friday ordered a dozen media firms to pay a total of A$1.1 million ($842,270) in fines for breaching a suppression order on reporting the conviction of former Vatican treasurer George Pell for child sexual assault.
Most of the fines were levied against newspapers and websites of Australia's two biggest news companies -- Rupert Murdoch's News Corp and the Nine Entertainment group.
2011
News of the World phone-hacking scandal
The phone-hacking scandal involving the News of the World, a newspaper owned by the former News Corporation, created substantial legal, political and reputational pressure. The controversy contributed to the withdrawal of News Corporation’s proposed full acquisition of BSkyB and formed part of the background to the later separation of publishing and entertainment assets.