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News Corp. Suspects China Behind Cyber Attack on Its Email System

Digital intruders broke into News Corp. email accounts and compromised the data of an unspecified number of journalists, the company disclosed Friday, and the media firm’s internet security adviser said the attack was likely aimed at gathering intelligence “to benefit …

U.S. Charges 3 in ‘Securities Fraud on Cyber Steroids’ Scheme

U.S. prosecutors on Tuesday unveiled criminal charges against three men accused of running a sprawling computer hacking and fraud scheme that included a huge attack against JPMorgan Chase & Co. and generated hundreds of millions of dollars of illegal profit. …

Lawyer Pursuing U.S. Claims in News Corp. Phone Hacking Scandal

The News of the World phone hacking scandal moved closer to the United States after British lawyer Mark Lewis teamed up with two New York lawyers to pursue claims that four of his clients had been hacked by Rupert Murdoch’s …

News Corp. Admits Guilt, Settles Hacking Claims

The British newspaper arm of Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. looks set to settle at great expense a string of legal claims after admitting wide-scale phone hacking that was both known about and concealed by senior management. Murdoch’s News International had …

Investors’ Suits Against News Corp. Directors Face Long Odds

News Corp. shareholders angry over the hacking scandal engulfing Rupert Murdoch’s media conglomerate face an uphill fight trying to hold company executives and directors responsible in court. In the nearly six weeks since the scandal erupted, shareholders have seen roughly …

9/11 Families Seek Meeting on News Corp. Phone Hacking Reports

Relatives of victims of the Sept. 11 attacks have asked to meet the FBI and the U.S. Justice Department to discuss the agencies’ preliminary inquiry into reports that News Corp. reporters may have tried to hack the phones of 9/11 …

Who Is Paying News Corp. Legal Bills? – D&O Coverage Heavily Involved

With executives from News Corp. and some of its subsidiaries heading for the exits, legal bills from the phone-hacking scandal rocking the company are no doubt stacking up. But depending on the companies’ directors and officers insurance coverage, News Corp. …

Panel Says No Evidence of Wrongdoing at Dow Jones

The independent committee charged with monitoring editorial integrity at The Wall Street Journal said Saturday it has found no evidence of wrongdoing at the Journal or Dow Jones & Co., which are owned by News Corp. The group also said …

Murdoch’s Bow to Pressure; Will Attend UK Parliament’s Investigation

Rupert Murdoch on Thursday caved in to pressure from Britain’s parliament to answer questions over alleged crimes at one of his newspapers, setting up a showdown with lawmakers keen to break the media mogul’s grip on politics. British police arrested …

Murdoch News Corp. Hacking Scandal Claims Mount

public apology from Rupert Murdoch’s UK newspaper arm, designed to contain an escalating phone-hacking scandal, looked to have failed after a judge said civil cases against the firm could run into next year at least. At a case-management conference called …