rupert murdoch
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LulzSec’s UK Sun Hack, Explained
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.
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Rumour: Rupert Murdoch May Resign As CEO Of News Corp
Whoa, all that scandal and hacking must have taken its toll on Rupert Murdoch. CNBC Breaking news suggests the News Corp CEO is thinking of resigning his postion and turning over control to COO Chase Carey. [Twitter]
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In Defence Of Sleazy Journalism
As delightful as it’s been to watch Rupert Murdoch’s British fiefdom slowly drown in a foul swamp of wickedness and criminality, it’s worth remembering that all good reporters are amoral monsters and that without a lot of highly questionable behaviour on the part of sordid hacks around the world, we wouldn’t know half the things…
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MySpace Will Discount Itself 83% (And Not A Penny More)
After buying MySpace for $US580 million five years ago, News Corporation will sell the dying social network at a steep discount, with bids due this week. But don’t even think about bidding below $US100 million. MySpace has its dignity!