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…
British phone hacker sues Murdoch company
LONDON – The private investigator at the centre of the phone hacking scandal at the Rupert Murdoch-owned News of the World has launched legal action against the tabloid, its owners said on Thursday. Glenn Mulcaire, who was imprisoned for six months in 2007 for intercepting messages on royal aides’ phones,…
Mobile malware to steal photos from your phone
A good deal of this year’s mobile malware was developed in China. And Chinese mobile malware tends to include stuff such as backdoors, password stealers and spy tools. Knowing that Chinese malware likes to spy, we’ve been keeping an eye out for various functions, such as photo scraping. Stealing photos…