CANBERRA, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- 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 to the public last week.
DCNS 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.
DCNS suspected a hack as the cause of the leak, but said the details of Australia's fleet was secure.
On Monday, however, DCNS took legal action against News Corp's The Australian newspaper, with an affidavit from the company seeking an injunction to prevent the further publication of the leaked documents.
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