phone hacking

Phone hacking 

What is phone hacking? How is it physically done?

phone hacking is when people intercept phone calls or voicemails on a mobile phone without the owner of the phone knowing, its done through sim cards and wireless devices such as bluetooth. or Mobile phones used to come with a four digit Pin that customers had to change but not many did. so then tabloid journalists could ring the person and if they did not answer the would enter the 4 digit pin and access the messages. or it can be done by downloading a software onto the deice that can be accessed remotely.

Why does the newspaper industry use phone hacking?

Newspaper industries use phone hacking because the competition in the newspaper industry is very high so by phone hacking they can find out exclusive information other companies cant. by doing this it could increase popularity in their newspaper because they know things other newspapers don't and also there will be an increase in sales if this is the case.

What has the impact been on the Newspaper industry, especially the News of The World?

The impact has been big because new of the world done the phone hacking and was closed down but now other newspaper industries are being investigated about it. news of the world was closed down and had to pay settlements to the people whose phones they had hacked.however this can be used as a wake up call to all the other newspaper industries because they will be more careful about how they get their sources.

Who are the main victims of phone hackers and how has it effected them?
The main victims of phone hacking are Murdered teenager Milly Dowler and the parents of murdered Soham school girls Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman were allegedly targeted. Relatives of dead UK soldiers and relatives of 7/7 victims may also have had their phones hacked. some celebrities such as sienna miller. however all together there are around 4,000 victims of phone hacking.

What is Newscorp? How has this scandal effected them?


News Corporation is the worlds leading publisher of  newspapers and their digital brands, they are set up in many countries such as  the U.K., the United States, Australia, Papua New Guinea and across Europe and Asia. The Newspaper segment includes News International, which publishes 4 national newspapers in the U.K. News Limited publishes almost 150 across the world.



Who are Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson? How are they involved in the phone hacking scandal?

Rebekah brooks is a journalist and a former newspaper editor,She is a prominent figure in the News phone hacking scandal, having been the editor of the News of the World when illegal phone hacking was allegedly carried out by the newspaper. Andy Coulson was the editor of News of the world he also joined David Cameron's personnel as communications director until he resigned because of the phone hacking scandal.



What has the government done to address phone hacking?
They made a legislation against phone hacking and closed down News Of The World. also the prime minister gas made two enquireies to phone hacking that the police are going to do. One is the poor relationship between the police and government as the situation could have been prevented and resolved at an earlier stage. and the other enquirie is the original case of the news of the world doing phone hacking.