UK Murdoch paper warns website users data stolen

Aug. 3, 2011 - PRLog -- Britain's Rupert Murdoch-owned tabloid The Sun has sent a message to readers warning them that pc hackers could have published their data on-line after an assault around the paper's internet site last month.

The paper's publisher Information Group Newspapers (NGN) mentioned in an e-mail late Monday that details of people who took component in competitions and polls on the Sun's internet site may possibly have been taken.

NGN, which is portion of Information Worldwide and revealed the Sunday tabloid News from the Globe until its closure amid a telephone hacking scandal final month, mentioned names, addresses and telephone numbers may have already been published. It mentioned no monetary or password details was impacted.

Hacking group LulzSec claimed obligation for the cyber assault, which compelled Murdoch's British papers to pull their sites and culminated in the Sun's web site getting changed having a hoax story reporting the mogul had died.

"As you might be conscious, on July 19 the Sun internet site was topic to an organised criminal attack," stated the email to Sun viewers sent out by Chris Duncan, director of customer administration at News Global.

"It has now come to our attention that some consumer data from competitions and polls was breached as part of this assault.

"Details differ, but could include name, tackle, date of birth, e-mail and telephone figures. No economic or password details was compromised.

"We are contacting you due to the fact we believe that info that you simply submitted to us could have already been accessed, and could be revealed online with the group responsible."

Duncan additional the company was operating with police and also the government's information safety watchdog to attempt to retrieve the stolen data.

LulzSec has claimed responsibility to get a 50-day rampage previously this 12 months towards international businesses and government businesses, which includes the Central Intelligence Company and Senate in the United states and electronics big Sony.

On Monday, an 18-year-old suspected of being a spokesman for LulzSec and yet another hacking group Anonymous was granted bail at a London court following getting charged with hacking into internet sites.

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