News media websites 'vulnerable to cyber-attacks' - research

Survey shows 52% of media companies across the world have suffered hacking

With TalkTalk having suffered a "significant and sustained" cyber-attack on its website, a timely piece of research reveals that similar threats loom over media outlets across the world.

According to a global study carried out by Newscycle Solutions, 52% of news media companies it canvassed were either hacked or suffered a data breach from the beginning of 2014. A further 12% were uncertain if their businesses had been attacked or compromised.