The Guardian has the lowdown on how LulzSec’s primetime hack of the UK Sun went down. It happened in two phases: one was discovering an exploit in the “contact us” section. The other was the discovery of a retired server. More »
Someone just accosted Rupert Murdoch during his testimony before Parliament, apparently in an attempt to throw a pie in his face. He doesn’t appear to have been injured. His wife Wendi played bodyguard, catapulting herself toward the attacker with arms and nails flailing. His son James just stood there. More »
The phone-hacking scandal that saw Rupert Murdoch close the UK’s News of the World newspaper and several high-profile resignations has reached a crescendo. Thankfully there’s a faux movie trailer to make light of the situation. [Thanks, Petah!]
So apparently people actually spend both a lot of time and a lot of money playing Farmville. And now News Corporation wants in on that social gaming cash cow. More »
If you’ve been enjoying News Corp’s iPad newspaper The Daily up until now, you better get your credit card ready – next week, they’ll start charging for it. $US40 for an annual subscription, folks. [The Telegraph]
Last we heard, The Daily tablet newspaper would stay free until February 28. Now publisher Clayman tells paidContent the free trial will continue for several more weeks. Afterwards, downloads will be 14 days free, then you’ll need to subscribe. [paidContent]
A day after posting his fuck traditional TV manifesto, Business Insider has heard reports that Hulu CEO Jason Kilar is about to be fired from his position. More »
