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One minor consequence of the recent phone hacking scandal in England is an increase in the use of the term «blagging,» new to me.

He spoke to Andrew Neil as former News of the World editor Colin Myler and former NI legal manager Tom Crone were questioned about phone hacking scandal in Parliament.

Elected officials are rushing to respond to the Equifax data hacking scandal in which the personal details of up to 143 million Americans was exposed — potentially one of the biggest data breaches in U.S. history.

Featuring Andy Burnham MP and a discussion on the phone hacking scandal in our «Labour After Murdoch» event featuring David Blunkett and Sadiq Khan MP.

RB: Think about the irony of the Murdoch press hacking scandal in the context of the bulk surveillance that we are discussing now, and the way that a public reckoning about that completely unacceptable intrusion into peoples» lives was neatly deflected into a fracas over whether or not regulation would curb the freedom of the press.

Ed Miliband tried to muster residual anger over MPs» expenses and the banking crash as he sought to accelerate the momentum of the phone - hacking scandal in a speech later.

The Hunger Games star, as well as Kirsten Dunst, model Kate Upton and dozens of others were the target of what's been dubbed «one of the biggest celebrity hacking scandals in recent memory», according to Variety.

The actress, as well as Kirsten Dunst, model Kate Upton and others were reportedly the target of what's been dubbed «one of the biggest celebrity hacking scandals in recent memory», according to Variety.

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The Murdoch family have never wavered in their ambition to take full control of Sky, despite the damaging failure of a previous attempt five years ago when their British newspaper business became embroiled in a phone - hacking scandal.

In an era when Mark Zuckerberg can be called on the carpet by Senate investigators because of possible wrongdoing by Facebook over the Russian hacking scandal — and at a time when researchers are actively examining whether social media is psychologically, maybe even physically addictive — revenge porn as a public policy issue is on the ascent.

Son James, 41, who was tarnished in News Corp.'s phone - hacking scandal, moved up to co-chief operating officer at 21st Century Fox.

Family ties frayed in 2012 when Rupert's daughter Elisabeth, who chairs London - based TV production company Shine Limited, spoke disapprovingly of News Corp.'s handling of the hacking scandal while delivering an address in Scotland known as the MacTaggart Lecture.

When the 81 - year - old head of News Corp. took to Twitter in January, many assumed he was trying to soften his image following the News of the World phone hacking scandal.

The younger son of the media tycoon stepped down as the chairman of the - then BSkyB in 2012, forced out by his links to a scandal at the family's now - defunct News of the World newspaper which, among many other ethical outrages, hacked a murdered schoolgirl's phone in a search for its next story on the case, temporarily misleading the police and the girl's family into thinking she was still alive.

LONDON (AP)-- Rebekah Brooks, the loyal lieutenant of Rupert Murdoch, resigned Friday as chief executive of his embattled British newspapers, becoming the biggest casualty so far in the phone hacking scandal at a now - defunct Sunday tabloid.

The scandal exploded collapsed this week after it was reported that the News of the World had hacked the mobile phone of 13 - year - old murder victim Milly Dowler in 2002 while her family and police were desperately searching for her.

That was Murdoch, age 80, before a U.K. House of Commons committee in July, being grilled alongside his son James about what they knew about News Corp.'s phone - hacking scandal.

McAfee provides regular insight on global hacking scandals and internet surveillance, and has become a hugely controversial figure following his time in Belize, where he claims to have exposed corruption at the highest level before fleeing the country amid accusations of murder (the Belize government is currently not pursuing any accusations against him).

There were scandals such as the hacking and bankruptcy of Mt. Gox, one of the largest bitcoin exchanges in the world.

Uber, which is working to vindicate itself under new CEO Dara Khosrowshahi following a string of scandals, faced a setback after it was revealed by Bloomberg in a Nov. 21 report that the company was a victim of a hacking incident in October 2016 — and chose to cover it up by paying $ 100,000...

Stamos's predecessor, Justin Somaini, left Yahoo in 2013 following a separate email hacking scandal.

Suppliers need to be more diligent in their data protection and much prompter about reporting breaches; the scandal in which Uber took 13 months to reveal a hack of 57 million customer records was only the latest reminder.

The Mirror doesn't report accurate news, just look at the BS they was spinning during the elections and how they ignored the law in phone hacking scandal... They have zero morals and do not deserve your time.

Although the introduction of the UK Bribery Act has no doubt improved the UK's ranking since 2010, recent events such as the phone hacking scandal have shown that there are still too many areas of corruption vulnerability in the UK public sector.

A senior US senator has expressed concerns about phone - hacking, in a further sign that Rupert Murdoch is struggling to contain the contagion of scandal.

Ofcom announced that is willing to intervene in Rupert Murdoch's attempt to gain control of BSkyB today, as the phone - hacking scandal threatened to inflict even more damage.

Mr Lewis is also calling for a full independent inquiry into the conduct of the British press as a result of the phone hacking scandal, in which News Corporation is heavily implicated.

The Arab Spring, phone - hacking scandal, August riots and the eurozone crisis have dominated headlines this year - and I'm betting it'll be the latter which grips MPs» attention in the Commons in just a few minutes» time.

«As the minister responsible for media policy in this country, it is disappointing that Jeremy Hunt has had so little to say on the phone hacking scandal,» Mr Lewis added.

What made phone - hacking so significant for Britain was that, in reality, it was more than one scandal.

But it did not have the same impact on British public life that the phone - hacking scandal is having, and will have, on the country in which we all live - and read about - every day.

The phone - hacking scandal appears to have done serious damage to the standing of the press in the eyes of the public.

The phone - hacking scandal, shocking in its detail and devastating in its implications, delivered the Labour leader with his first comprehensively one - sided victory.

The potentially damaging admission came two days after Mr Murdoch's son, James, quit as chairman of Sky News's parent BSkyB, in an attempt to limit the spread of the phone - hacking scandal that has already forced the closure of one of Rupert Murdoch's main British newspapers, News Of The World.

In July 2011, following the revelation that the News of the World had paid private investigators to hack into the phones of Milly Dowler, as well as the families of murder victims and deceased servicemen, Miliband called for News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks to resign, urged David Cameron to establish a public, judge - led inquiry into the scandal, and announced that he would force a Commons vote on whether to block the News International bid for a controlling stake in BSkyIn July 2011, following the revelation that the News of the World had paid private investigators to hack into the phones of Milly Dowler, as well as the families of murder victims and deceased servicemen, Miliband called for News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks to resign, urged David Cameron to establish a public, judge - led inquiry into the scandal, and announced that he would force a Commons vote on whether to block the News International bid for a controlling stake in BSkyin BSkyB.

Follow our live coverage of a historic day in parliament, as leading figures in the phone - hacking scandal face questions from MPs.

Last year the emerging phone - hacking scandal was simply too big to be contained as one entry in this chart, but this time around we've decided it can just about be crammed into a single judicial inquiry - sized box.

He blamed the expenses scandal, the financial crisis and «this whole disgraceful and sorry episode of phone - hacking» for having shaken confidence in Britain «to the core».

News International could face a seven - figure bill after deciding to settle with victims in its phone hacking scandal.

Inside, the phone - hacking scandal is being poked and prodded in parliament, like a...

James Murdoch is likely to be recalled to parliament to address inconsistencies over his evidence to MPs, following new developments in the phone - hacking scandal.

As the scandal started to unfold in early June, Weiner, who at the time was considered the odds - on favorite to be the next mayor, said the photo was not of him and that his Twitter account was hacked.

This image problem — doubtless exacerbated by the freshness of the hacking scandal — is also reflected in the finding that more people believe that politicians are «basically decent and honest» than, say, the same of journalists.

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In July 2011 it was reported that Mark Stephens had been one of a group of high - profile lawyers who may have been the victim of «News International phone hacking scandal».

[20] Klein took over the investigation, with fellow director Viet D. Dinh, from News International UK Chief Executive, Rebekah Brooks, whose own involvement in the phone hacking scandal made her unable to continue as an impartial investigator.

Funnily enough I went recently to the screening of the new film about Julian Assange, the Fifth Estate, and I was talking afterwards to Alan Rusbridger, and I said to him, and he didn't disagree, in fact he agreed, I said, «the Guardian gets the credit for basically exposing the phone hacking scandal, but if we hadn't picked it up, nothing would've happened».

In the week of 22 August 2011, Wireless Generation, [154] a subsidiary of News Corporation, lost a no - bid contract with New York State to build an information system, for tracking student performance as a consequence of the News International phone hacking scandal.

In the aftermath of the phone - hacking scandal many British pundits have considered Mr Murdoch damaged goods in the Westminster scene, with his name tarnishing potential candidates rather than boosting their prospectIn the aftermath of the phone - hacking scandal many British pundits have considered Mr Murdoch damaged goods in the Westminster scene, with his name tarnishing potential candidates rather than boosting their prospectin the Westminster scene, with his name tarnishing potential candidates rather than boosting their prospects.

This report comes amid the ongoing Leveson inquiry into the phone hacking scandal, which has severely damaged the reputation of investigative journalists in the UK.