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Leveson phone hacking inquiry interrupted.. by a Trojan horse

15

Nov

2011

The first day of an inquiry into phone hacking by the British media was briefly interrupted today, by a Trojan horse. David Sherborne, a QC representing phone hacking victims, interrupted the Leveson Inquiry at the High Court in London to reveal that his computer was infected by a data-stealing Trojan horse. Sherborne, who represents celebrities […]

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Hacked Sky News Twitter account claims James Murdoch arrested

14

Nov

2011

The official Twitter account controlled by the business desk of Sky News was apparently hacked last night to display a false message claiming that News Corporation’s Chief Executive and Chairman James Murdoch had been arrested by police in London. BREAKING: James Murdoch arrested over phone-hacking claims. Questioned at Paddington Green police station at 10pm. The […]

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London’s Metropolitan police re-invest in fighting cybercrime

08

Aug

2011

UK broadsheet The Guardian reported recently that London’s Metropolitan Police Service, colloquially known as The Met, has quadrupled the size of its cybercrime unit in the last two months. This should make happy reading for readers of this site. Last year, after news that funding for fighting cybercrime in the UK had been cut significantly, […]

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