Murdoch Websites Return After Attackers Post False Obituary

News Corp., the company embroiled in a phone-hacking scandal, returned its U.K. newspaper websites to normal today after attackers disrupted service overnight and posted a fake obituary for Chairman Rupert Murdoch.

The Sun and the Times were back online as of 9:30 a.m. in London. The Lulz Security group claimed credit for the attack. Visitors to the Sun were redirected to LulzSec’s Twitter feed, on which the group posted what it said was private data from the London tabloid’s journalists. Last month, LulzSec took credit for attacks on Sony Corp.