The
News Corporation scandal involves phone, voicemail, and computer hacking that were allegedly committed over a number of years. The scandal began in the United Kingdom, where the
News International phone hacking scandal
The News International phone hacking scandal was a controversy involving the now-defunct ''News of the World'' and other British newspapers owned by Rupert Murdoch. Employees of the newspaper were accused of engaging in phone hacking, police b ...
has to date resulted in the closure of the ''
News of the World'' newspaper and the resignation of a number of senior members of the
Metropolitan Police
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Investigations
* 2003 -
Operation Motorman
Operation Motorman was a large operation carried out by the British Army ( HQ Northern Ireland) in Northern Ireland during the Troubles. The operation took place in the early hours of 31 July 1972 with the aim of retaking the "no-go areas" (ar ...
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Operation Glade
* 2003 - House of Commons Select Committee on Culture, Media and Sport investigation into privacy and media intrusion
* 2006 - Hayman investigation into
Royal Family phone hacking conducted by Metropolitan Police's Specialist Operations directorate.
* 2009 - John Yates review of 2006 Hayman investigation
* 2011 -
Operation Weeting
Operation Weeting was a British police investigation that commenced on 26 January 2011, under the Specialist Crime Directorate of the Metropolitan Police Service into allegations of phone hacking in the ''News of the World'' phone hacking affa ...
, Investigation conducted by Scotland Yard's Specialist Crime Directorate
* 2011 -
Operation Elveden
Operation Elveden was a British police investigation into allegations of inappropriate payments to police officers and other public officials. It was opened as a result of documents provided by News International to the Operation Weeting investiga ...
, Metropolitan Police investigation being led by Deputy Assistant Commissioner Sue Akers
* 2011 - House of Commons Select Committee on Culture, Media and Sport investigation
* June 2011 -
Operation Tuleta Operation Tuleta is a British police investigation by the Metropolitan Police Service into allegations of Hacker (computer security), computer hacking, related to the News International phone hacking scandal.
As of June 2011, it was reported to hav ...
* July 2011 -
Leveson Inquiry
* July 2011 - US Department of Justice investigation
References
See also
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CTB v News Group Newspapers
''CTB v. News Group Newspapers'' is an English legal case between Manchester United player Ryan Giggs, given the pseudonym CTB, and defendants News Group Newspapers Limited and model Imogen Thomas.
On 14 April 2011, Mr Justice Eady granted firs ...
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Mosley v News Group Newspapers Limited
''Mosley v News Group Newspapers'' 008EWHC 1777 (QB) was an English High Court case in which the former President of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, Max Mosley, challenged the '' News of the World''. The newspaper had exposed hi ...
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Sheridan v News International
''Sheridan v News Group Newspapers'' (''Thomas Sheridan v News Group Newspapers Ltd'') is a civil court case brought by Tommy Sheridan against the publishers of the '' News of the World'', which began in the Court of Session in Edinburgh, Scotlan ...
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