News Corp 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.
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.