Murdoch Hit With 600 New Hacking Claims

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Updated Apr. 21, 2017 11:57AM ET / Published Mar. 15, 2013 9:59PM ET

Just when you thought everybody in Britain had their phones hacked by the News of the World journalists, apparently there could be more. Sources told The Guardian on Friday that Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. has been hit with 600 new hacking claims, some new victims, and some people who had earlier decided not to sue. Scotland Yard’s new information reportedly comes from a former suspect turned informant for the police. The news comes just days before Britain’s high court will hear arguments from more than a dozen people—including Cherie Blair and David Beckham’s father—who settled last fall with News International, News Corp.’s British wing. With the new claims, the investigation into hacking at News Corp. could last well into 2015.

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