DMac
7th September 2010, 11:29 AM
Wouldn't it be fantastic if some enterprising hackers did this with judges, bankers or politicos instead of celebrities? Maybe the TMZ-ification of the US will have some unintended consequences.
Murdoch Reporters’ Phone-Hacking Was Endemic, Victimized Hundreds (http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/09/murdoch-phone-hacking/)
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According to the N.Y. Times, reporters working under Coulson targeted hundreds of victims — from Princes Harry and William to government and police officials and numerous celebrities, including soccer star David Beckham and his wife.
Most of the victims are only now learning that their phone voicemail accounts may have been accessed by reporters, four years after the investigation first launched. One young woman, who had previously been the victim in a high-profile sexual-assault case when she was 19, only recently received a letter confirming that her phone number was on a list of potential hack targets kept by News of the World employees.
Murdoch Reporters’ Phone-Hacking Was Endemic, Victimized Hundreds (http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/09/murdoch-phone-hacking/)
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According to the N.Y. Times, reporters working under Coulson targeted hundreds of victims — from Princes Harry and William to government and police officials and numerous celebrities, including soccer star David Beckham and his wife.
Most of the victims are only now learning that their phone voicemail accounts may have been accessed by reporters, four years after the investigation first launched. One young woman, who had previously been the victim in a high-profile sexual-assault case when she was 19, only recently received a letter confirming that her phone number was on a list of potential hack targets kept by News of the World employees.