HACKERS POST MURDOCH’S ‘DEATH’ ON FAKE SUN WEBSITE

News International technicians were forced to take down a number of websites after the company suffered a large-scale hacking attack.
In an apparent act of protest against Rupert Murdoch and his publications, everyone logging on to the Sun homepage was redirected to a fake story reporting News International owner Rupert Murdoch as dead.
Other hackers have posted phone numbers of Sun employees, including Online Editor Pete Picton, as well as an email address and password apparently belonging to Rebekah Brooks.
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