The revelation of the Chinese hacking campaign against reporters working for the New York Times has raised awareness of targeted malware attacks. But what does the history of cyberattacks against media agencies look like? Heres a short (and definitely incomplete) list of some of the stories we have seen over the years, where news agencies have fallen foul of hackers and cybercriminals. Most of the reported incidents dont involve shady state-sponsored hackers trying to steal information from newspaper networks, but theres no denying that targeted attacks against organisations for the purposes of spying appear to have become a more common occurence.”]
Source: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2013/01/31/history-hack-attacks-against-media/