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News Corp. hacked, reporters targeted; believed China-linked

Associated Press documents from News
WASHINGTON (AP) — News Corp. headquarters, News
Corp., publisher of The Wall Technology Services, Dow
Street Journal, said Friday Jones, News UK, and New
that it had been hacked York Post.
and had data stolen from "Our preliminary analysis
journalists and other em- indicates that foreign gov-
ployees, and a cyberse- ernment involvement may
curity firm investigating be associated with this ac-
the intrusion said Chinese tivity, and that some data
intelligence-gathering was was taken," the email said.
believed behind the op- "Our highest concern is the
eration. protection of our employ-
The Journal, citing people ees, including our journal-
briefed on the intrusion, ists, and their sources," it
reported that it appeared added, saying it believed
to date back to February the "threat activity is con-
2020 and that scores of em- tained."
ployees were impacted. It FBI Director Christopher
quoted them as saying the Wray said in a speech
hackers were able to ac- this week that the bureau
cess reporters' emails and opens investigations tied to
Google Docs, including suspected Chinese espio-
drafts of articles. The News Corporation headquarters building is seen Aug. 1, 2017, in New York. nage operations about ev-
News Corp., whose pub- Associated Press ery 12 hours, and has more
lications and businesses than 2,000 such probes. He
include the New York Post world's intelligence agen- this activity have a China "burner" phones and sani- said Chinese government
and Journal parent Dow cies because their report- nexus, and we believe they tized laptops to protect hackers have been pilfer-
Jones, said it discovered ers are in constant contact are likely involved in espio- against cyberespionage. ing more personal and cor-
the breach on Jan. 20. It with sources of sensitive in- nage activities to collect In the regulatory filing, News porate data than all other
said customer and finan- formation. Journalists and intelligence to benefit Chi- Corp. said it had discov- countries combined.
cial data were so far not newsrooms from Mexico na's interests." ered in January that one While state-backed Russian
affected and company and El Salvador to Qatar, The timing of News Corp.'s of its technology providers hacking tends to get more
operations were not inter- where Al-Jazeera is based, announcement, including was "the target of persistent headlines, U.S. officials say
rupted. have been hacked with in a regulatory filing Friday, cyberattack activity." It did China has been stealthily
But the potential impact powerful spyware. coincided with the open- not elaborate. stealing far more valuable
on news reporting and Mandiant, the cybersecuri- ing of the Winter Olympics In an email to staff, News commercial and personal
sources was a serious con- ty firm examining the hack, in Beijing, to which for- Corp. said the hack "af- data over the past few de-
cern. News organizations said in a statement that it eign athletes and journal- fected a limited number" cades as digital technol-
are prime targets for the "assesses that those behind ists were advised to bring of email accounts and ogy took hold. q

NYPD honors whistleblower Frank Serpico — 50 years late

cember 1971 to a panel his home in upstate New inspired my law enforce-
appointed by Mayor John York. "I thought, 'I know the ment career. Frank —
Lindsay to investigate po- truth.' ... Every single word we're going to make sure
lice corruption, breaking was mine, and it came you get your medal."
the "blue wall of silence," from the heart." On Thursday, Serpico
the protection that fellow Serpico was shot in the tweeted a photo of the
officers sometimes give face during a drug arrest framed medal of honor
each other, such as refus- in Brooklyn in 1971 months and certificate that reads
ing to testify. before he testified and has in part, "in recognition of
Al Pacino went on to por- maintained that the other an individual act of ex-
tray him in the hit 1973 officers he was with never traordinary bravery per-
movie "Serpico," and his made a call for an "officer formed in the line of duty."
story is also relayed in a down." He has continued to speak
book by Peter Maas. While the department out against corruption and
Current Daily News and gave Serpico a medal rec- abuse by the police since
Retired New York City Police Officer Frank Serpico speaks to re-
porters after a rally to show support for Colin Kaepernick, Aug. former Associated Press ognizing his injury in 1972, it his retirement in 1972 and
19, 2017, in New York. reporter Larry McShane was handed over without says he has supported and
Associated Press interviewed Serpico in De- ceremony or the accom- listened to other whistle-
cember about the 50th panying certificate, he blowers over the years, in-
NEW YORK (AP) — More duty with an official certifi- anniversary of his appear- told the newspaper. cluding those who testified
than 50 years after Frank cate and inscribed medal ance before the Knapp In recent years, the de- about the now-terminated
Serpico testified about of honor. The former un- Commission. partment has awarded stop-and-frisk policy.
endemic corruption in the dercover detective, 85, "I felt that finally I was go- medals to recipients at an- In 2017, he publicly sup-
New York Police Depart- received the honor in the ing to tell the world and nual large public events. ported quarterback Colin
ment, the department mail Thursday, the New nobody's going to inter- Mayor Eric Adams re- Kaepernick, who protest-
finally recognized his ser- York Daily News reported. rupt me," Serpico told the sponded to the coverage, ed against racial injustice
vice and injury in the line of Serpico testified in De- newspaper, speaking from saying Serpico's "bravery while playing in the NFL.q