Wall Street Journal says it too was hit by Chinese hackers

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https://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9236418/Wall_Street_Journal_says_it_too_was_hit_by_Chinese_hackers

By Jeremy Kirk
IDG News Service
January 31, 2013

The Wall Street Journal said Thursday it had been targeted by hackers trying to 
monitor the newspaper's coverage of China, less than a day after a similar 
revelation from its competitor The New York Times.

The Journal, which is owned by News Corp., said it finished an overhaul of its 
IT systems on Thursday aimed at strengthening its networks.

"We continue to work closely with the authorities and outside security 
specialists, taking extensive measures to protect our customers, employees, 
journalists and sources," the Journal said in a statement.

In recent years, security experts have uncovered many cyberattacks that aimed 
to steal intellectual property or spy on certain groups, including 
nongovernmental and political organizations.

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