December 21, 2011, 3:48 PM EST By Erik Larson (Updates with lawyer’s comment in sixth paragraph.) Dec. 21 (Bloomberg) — Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. is required to pay the legal fees of Glenn Mulcaire, the British private detective at the center of the phone-hacking scandal at its now-defunct News of…
Ex-News Corp. Hacker Mulcaire’s Trial Seeking Legal Fees Begins in London
The British private eye jailed for hacking into celebrities’ voice mails to get stories for a News Corp.’s News of the World tabloid began a U.K. trial to pursue his claim the company must pay his legal fees. Glenn Mulcaire is defending himself from multiple civil lawsuits filed by victims…
Malware targets corp accounts with faux warning
A new malware is targeting office employees with a fake warning telling the victims to install a fake anti-virus program. Computer security firm Sophos said the malware’s come-on is an email supposedly from the IT department, claiming a virus is on the loose inside the company. In broken English, the…
Phone Hacker Sues Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. Over Legal Fees
NEW YORK – Glenn Mulcaire, a private investigator who is a key figure in the News Corp. phone hacking scandal, has filed a lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch’s entertainment conglomerate, the Wall Street Journal reported. In the suit, Mulcaire, who was on the shuttered News of the World tabloid’s payroll, claims…
Mulcaire, News Corp. Phone Hacker, Ordered by London Judge to Name Names
Glenn Mulcaire, the private investigator jailed in 2007 for intercepting celebrities’ voice mails while working for News Corp.’s News of the World tabloid, must reveal who told him to hack phones, a U.K. judge ruled. Mulcaire on July 29 was told he can’t appeal a High Court order that he…
Mulcaire, News Corp. Phone Hacker, Ordered by London Judge to Name Names
Glenn Mulcaire, the private investigator jailed in 2007 for intercepting celebrities’ voice mails while working for News Corp.’s News of the World tabloid, must reveal who told him to hack phones, a U.K. judge ruled. Mulcaire on July 29 was told he can’t appeal a High Court order that he…
Phone Hacker Sues News Corp. Over His Legal Bills
Glenn Mulcaire, the private investigator hired by News of the World who allegedly did the actual phone hacking, is suing News Corp.’s British newspaper division “in an attempt to force the company to pay his legal bills.” Faced with mounting criticism, News Corp. cut off Mulcaire on July 20. The Guardian…