The publisher of The Sun, The Sunday Times and The Wall Street Journal has confessed its systems have been hacked with data stolen from journalists and other employees.
The cyber security firm investigating the intrusion said Chinese intelligence-gathering is believed to be behind the operation against Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, which also struck its News UK arm.
It was reported the hacking appeared to date back to February 2020 and that scores of employees had been affected. with hackers able to access reporters’ emails and Google Docs, including drafts of articles.
