Cyber crooks targeted The Sun in an attack backed by China

CYBER crooks targeted The Sun in an attack backed by China.

They accessed journalists’ emails and stole secrets to benefit state interests, it is feared.

Cyber crooks targeted The Sun in an attack backed by China

It comes amid FBI warnings of a Chinese hacking programme “bigger than those of every major nation combined”.

The attack was discovered on January 20 and affected the New York HQ of The Sun’s parent company News Corp.

It said: “Preliminary analysis indicates foreign government involvement may be associated with this activity.”

News Corp said it believed the threat had been contained. Customer and financial data is not thought to be affected.

Cybersecurity investigators said the culprits were “likely involved in espionage activities to benefit China’s interests”.