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‘X’ is named. Alleged computer hacker at the centre of News of the World scandal

Feb

2012

For the first time, the identity of a man at the centre of allegations that computers were hacked on behalf of the disgraced News of the World newspaper has been named. The Guardian reports that security consultant Philip Campbell Smith is alleged to have used a Trojan horse to hack into a computer belonging to […]

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Heather Mills claims Mirror journalist admitted phone hacking

Aug

2011

The BBC Newsnight programme has another scoop on its hands, by broadcasting a claim by Heather Mills, the former wife of Sir Paul McCartney, that a journalist hacked into voicemails left by the ex-Beatle on her mobile phone. What’s interesting is that Mills claims that the journalist who admitted the hacking to her was a […]

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Gordon Brown says newspapers also used malware to hack computers

Jul

2011

With the News of the World “phone hacking” scandal continues to dominate news headlines in the UK, new claims are being made that journalists didn’t just spy on celebrities and members of the public by listening to voicemail messages but also used malware to hack into computers. It’s thought that journalists targeted former Prime Minister […]

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