Monday, July 18, 2011

NoW phone-hacking whistle-blower Sean Hoare found dead

Sean HoareNews International said it was "aware" of what was happening but made no further comment.Visitors to the Sun website were redirected to the group's Twitter page.A group of hackers called Lulz Security, which has previously targeted games companies and US government websites, claimed responsibility via Twitter.At first it redirected readers to a hoax story which said Rupert Murdoch has been found dead in his garden.A police spokesman said the death was currently being treated as unexplained, but was not thought to be suspicious.Meanwhile, computer hackers have tampered with the website of News International-owned The Sun's website.Sean Hoare told the New York Times the practice was far more extensive than the paper acknowledged when police first investigated hacking claims.
A former News of the World journalist who made phone-hacking allegations against the paper has been found dead.

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