News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media , news , education , and information services . Addresses , names and phone numbers for staff were accessed Attack.Databreach in the data breach Attack.Databreach SPORTS Direct failed to tell its workers about a major data breach Attack.Databreach that saw personal information accessed Attack.Databreach by hackers . A cyber attacker gained access Attack.Databreach to internal systems containing details for phone numbers , names and home and email addresses of the retail giant's 30,000 staff members . But according to The Register , workers still have n't been told about the breach Attack.Databreach , which took place in September . Sports Direct discovered the attack Attack.Databreach three months later after a phone number was left Attack.Databreach on the company 's internal site with a message encouraging bosses to make contact . Chiefs filed a report with the Information Commissioner 's office after it became aware that personal information had been compromised Attack.Databreach . But as there was no evidence the data had been shared Attack.Databreach , Sports Direct did n't report the breach Attack.Databreach to staff . The blunder is the latest in a string of controversies surrounding the sporting goods retailer . Allegations also surfaced of some workers being promised permanent contracts in exchange for sexual favours . Committee chairman Iain Wright said evidence heard by MPs last year suggested Sports Direct 's working practices `` are closer to that of a Victorian workhouse than that of a modern , reputable High Street retailer '' . In November , six MPs from the Business and Skills Committee said attempts were made to record their private discussions when they visited Sport Direct to investigate working practices . A spokesman for Sports Direct said : `` We can not comment on operational matters in relation to cyber-security for obvious reasons .