Action against paper

CANBERRA: French shipbuilder DCNS is seeking legal action against

The Australian newspaper as it fears its publication could reveal secret details of its Scorpene-class submarines after more than 22 000 files were leaked last week.

The shipbuilder is contracted to make 12 next-generation submarines for Australia but suffered a massive leak last week, in which the details of India’s submarine fleet were revealed to the public.

The shipbuilder suspected a hack as the cause of the leak, but said the details of Australia’s fleet was secure.

The shipbuilder is also seeking a court order to force the paper to remove any published details of the documents from its website. – Xinhua