Voicemail hacking was practiced for years at Rupert Murdoch’s News of the World tabloid prior to its dramatic public implosion a few weeks ago. Murdoch’s media empire was shaken this time because his employees were found to be spying on victims of tragedy, including a murdered teen and families of dead soldiers, rather than on celebrities and royals. This revelation prompted retaliatory online hacks against several of Murdoch’s media properties by a group known as Lulz Security
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Does the Murdoch Hacking Scandal Signify the End of Privacy?