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News Corp says it was hacked; believed to be linked to China

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News Corp says it was hacked; believed to be linked to China

News Corp, the publisher of The Wall Street Journal, said on Friday it was hacked and stole data from journalists and other employees, and a cybersecurity firm investigating the intrusion said it was believed to be behind Chinese intelligence gathering.

The news company, whose publications and operations include The New York Post and The Wall Street Journal’s parent company Dow Jones, said it discovered the breach on Jan. 20. It said in a regulatory filing that it was conducting an investigation to determine its nature, scope, duration and impact.

So far, customer and financial data has not been affected and the company’s operations have not been disrupted, it said.

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But a major problem is the company’s reporters.

News organizations are prime targets for the world’s intelligence agencies because their journalists are often in contact with sources of sensitive information.

Mandiant, the cybersecurity firm that reviewed the hack, said in a statement that it “assessed that those behind the campaign had ties to China and we believe they may have engaged in espionage to gather intelligence for China’s benefit.

It is unclear when the hackers broke into the network or how much data they stole.

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News Corp said in an email to employees that the hack “affected a limited number of business email accounts and files from News Corp headquarters, News Technology Services, Dow Jones, UK News and The New York Post.

“Our preliminary analysis indicates that foreign government involvement may be related to this activity, and some data has been obtained,” the email said.

FBI Director Christopher Wray said in a speech this week that the agency opens investigations into suspected Chinese espionage about every 12 hours, and there are more than 2,000 such investigations. Chinese government hackers have stolen more personal and business data than all other countries combined, he said.

While state-sponsored Russian hacking tends to grab more headlines, U.S. officials say China has been stealing more valuable business and personal data over the past few decades as digital technology spreads.

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A spokesman for the Chinese embassy in Washington did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment. News Corp.’s assets also include publishing house HarperCollins.

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Day 6 box office receipts for Game Changer: Ram Charan’s film takes another hit, earning over ₹110 crore

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Day 6 box office receipts for Game Changer: Ram Charan’s film takes another hit, earning over ₹110 crore

Game Changer box office collection day 6: Ram Charan and Kiara Advani-starrer released in theatres on January 10.
Game Changer box office collection: Ram Charan, Kiara Advani-Game Changer is one the first big releases of this year, and came with huge audience expectations. However the film opened to mixed reviews and has performed decently at the box office. As per the latest version of Sacnilk.com, Game Changer has minted ₹6.11 crore in its sixth day of release. Game Changer is directed by Shankar.

Game Changer box office collection

The report states that Game Changer has now crossed the ₹110 crore mark at the box office. It minted ₹5.55 crore on its first Wednesday, which is the lowest for the film so far. The film had seen a slight growth on its fifth day of release, with ₹10 crore net. The overall collections now stand at ₹112.26 crore.

Game Changer minted ₹51 crore on its opening day, and saw a dip in collections on its second day with ₹21.6 crore. Day three collections were at ₹15.9 crore whereas day four net was ₹7.65 crore. The film saw a sharp decline in its weekdays and is yet to recover. Game Changer is facing stiff competition from a number of releases, which includes Nandamuri Balakrisha’s Daaku Maharaj, Unni Mukundan’s Marco and Allu Arjun’s Pushpa 2: The Rule.

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Amid box office concerns for the film, a pirated version of Game Changer was allegedly aired on a local TV channel and shown in buses. Screenshots of the same surfaced on X, which caught the attention of producer Sreenivas Kumar. He took to his X account to demand strict action on it.

A few days ago, the makers of the film had filed a complaint against individuals for allegedly leaking a pirated version of the film online. The complaint also states that before the film’s release, the producers and a few team members were threatened through social media and messaging platforms like WhatsApp, wherein the same alleged pirates demanded money from producers and threatened to leak the pirated version if their demands were not fulfilled.

Game Changer is directed by Shankar and stars Ram Charan, Kiara Advani, and SJ Suryah. The film has also been released in Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam.

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