Hacking
# hacking - Saturday 16 July, 2011
Rupert Murdoch signs public apology public over phone-hacking
A full-page advert in all of today’s British papers says sorry for the “serious wrongdoing that occurred” at NotW.
The 9 at 9: Saturday
Nine things to know this morning, including a row between Church and State, the wrong type of Roscommon U-turn, and a bad day for Lady Gaga…
# hacking - Friday 15 July, 2011
Timeline: News of the World hacking scandal
As Rebekah Brooks bows to pressure to resign, take a look back at events leading up to the scandal…
The 9 at 9: Friday
Nine things to know this morning…
# hacking - Thursday 14 July, 2011
Brooks to be questioned by parliament over hacking
But what will Rupert and James Murdoch do?
Hacking: Another arrest with calls for US probe and Murdoch to face questions
The phone hacking scandal that has engulfed Rupert Murdoch’s media empire has spread to the US.
# hacking - Wednesday 13 July, 2011
News Corp withdraws bid for BSkyB
It follows the controversy surrounding the allegations that newspapers owned by its proprietor Ruper Murdoch were involved in phone-hacking.
US senator demands investigation into possible 9/11 phone-hacking
Highly-regarded senator Jay Rockefeller says the fallout from the News of the World raises ‘serious questions’.
# hacking - Tuesday 12 July, 2011
MPs to quiz cops on failure to investigate phone-hacking
The assistant commissioner of the Metropolitan Police will be grilled on why he chose not to reopen inquiries in 2009.
The 9 at 9: Tuesday
In today’s 9 at 9: Rioting in Belfast, a crackdown for legal highs on the way, Anonymous reveals its latest attack, and good news for Ireland’s interest rate?
Anonymous hackers release 90,000 military email logins and ‘French Nazi’ phone numbers
The ‘hacktivist’ group breaches the website of a military contractor as part of its ‘military meltdown Monday’.
# hacking - Monday 11 July, 2011
Hacker group Anonymous warns UK police and judges to ‘brace’ themselves
A senior figure within Anonymous is thought to have given a warning that ‘tomorrow is the beginning’.
Take Five: Monday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock.
Gordon Brown’s bank account and medical records hacked
Former PM’s bank account may have been illegally accesses by The Sunday Times, while The Sun obtained his son’s medical records.
NotW emails: Police ‘sold royal family’s mobile phone numbers’
Emails discovered in 2007 and handed over to investigators last month claim corruption among police guarding the Royals.
The 9 at 9: Monday
In today’s 9 at 9: Roscommon A&E is closed but the row rumbles on; energy price hikes in the offing; a new debt crisis hits a eurozone country; the return of Bobby and JR; and Christy Moore at Oxegen.
News International chief Rebekah Brooks faces police quiz
The former News of the World editor is likely to be questioned by officers investigating the phone-hacking scandal.
# hacking - Saturday 9 July, 2011
Guardian ‘warned Cameron’ over Coulson’s jobs for criminal PIs
Did Downing Street know about Andy Coulson’s investigators and their problems with the law? The Guardian says: Yes.
Murdoch jets in to handle hacking crisis – as his son could face prosecution
All of this while police investigate claims that a senior executive deleted ‘millions’ of incriminating emails…
# hacking - Friday 8 July, 2011
Andy Coulson released after arrest over phone hacking
Earlier today, David Cameron defended hiring former advisor Andy Coulson, saying he deserved a ‘second chance’.
Poll: Should the News of the World have been closed?
Is closure a fitting fate for bad behaviour – or does it distract from the wrongdoings of the newspaper’s staff?
Pressure mounts on Brooks over newspaper’s ‘ultimate sacrifice’
Staff at the News of the World believe their jobs have been cut simply to save the position of their former editor.
Relatives of Omagh victims may have been hacked by NOTW
Prime Minister David Cameron is to call a press conference on the hacking scandal today.
How the press is reporting the end of the World
A gallery of today’s front pages from Britain and Ireland. No prizes for guessing what gets the biggest billing…
# hacking - Thursday 7 July, 2011
Warnings of potential Irish victims of NOTW phone hacking
Meanwhile, UK police have contacted a lawyer involved in Lady Diana’s inquest to warn him over possible voicemail hacking.
Did the Irish News of the World make use of info taken from hacked phones?
Journalist who worked on Irish edition in 1990s says they were “well schooled in the grey arts” of rooting out stories.
The 9 at 9: Thursday
Nine things to know this morning…
# hacking - Wednesday 6 July, 2011
SuperValu ‘monitoring the situation’ as Bulmer pulls News of the World ads
The number of companies which have announced they are pulling their advertising from the newspaper is growing.
Take 5: Wednesday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
Police to investigate alleged payments to officers by NOTW
British police say they will investigate whether officers received payment from the newspaper in exchange for information.
Companies begin to pull ads from NOTW
Advertising is under threat at the News of the World newspaper in the wake of the new hacking revelations.
# hacking - Tuesday 5 July, 2011
News of the World to be quizzed by police
It is being reported today that newspaper executives will be questioned about the hacking into of murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler’s mobile phone.
# hacking - Sunday 26 June, 2011
The 9 at 9: Sunday
In your 9 at 9: Minister in sack threat; the universal social charge is here to stay; the end of LulzSec; the senator and the passport row; and the world’s ugliest dog.
# hacking - Tuesday 21 June, 2011
19-year-old Essex man arrested over CIA and Senate hacking
An English teen is suspected of being involved in the ‘LulzSec’ hacking movement, which denies any involvement.
# hacking - Monday 20 June, 2011
‘Shrek’ virus causes Beautiful People dating site to allow ‘ugly’ members
A website which rates Irish people among the ‘ugliest’ is hit by an attack which allows anybody to join… or is it?
# hacking - Thursday 16 June, 2011
Former editor of The Sun and Ryan Giggs join the phone hacking scandal
Giggs is suing NOTW while Rebekah Brooks’ phone was allegedly accessed more than 20 times between 2005 and 2006, after she was arrested for assault on her husband. She’s one of Rupert Murdoch’s execs.
# hacking - Tuesday 14 June, 2011
US Senate website taken out by ‘Lulz’ hackers
A security review is ordered after the Senate’s website is compromised by the loosely-aligned Lulz Security group.
# hacking - Monday 13 June, 2011
The 9 at 9: Monday
Nine things to know this morning, including: Irishman wins ten-day Ironman challenge; foreign government may have attacked IMF computers; and energy prices set to rise by 2012.






















































