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…
HTCS1: Cybercrime is a hot legal topic in Washington. Listen to more at http://t.co/UzX97pTo
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Mobile spyware raises ethical and legal questions
In 2003, Atir Raihan began work on a product that has gone on to gain infamy in the world’s security industry. His idea: to build a spyware program for mobile phones that would allow people to catch a cheating spouse. “I remember eight years ago, having a drink with friends…
Small Legal Settlement May Open The Flood Gates For Cyber Suits (November 23, 2011)
A law suit filed by a single victim in the RockYou breach, leading to a $2,000 settlement earned the plaintiff’s lawyers $290,000……. View full post on SANS NewsBites View full post on National Cyber Security
Mobile tracking vendor Carrier IQ drops legal threats
Software vendor Carrier IQ has withdrawn its threat to sue a security researcher for saying that its software helps phone companies surreptitiously track users of many popular mobile phones. Company CEO Larry Lenhart, also apologised to researcher Trevor Eckhart for making the threat and expressed his interest in having an…
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…
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…
