Cybersecurity
News Corp. Said to Pay $4.7 Million to Hacking Victim Family
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News Corp.’s U.K. unit agreed to pay 3 million pounds ($4.7 million) to settle claims that the News of the World tabloid hacked the mobile phone of a murdered schoolgirl, a person with knowledge of the matter said.
The proposed settlement includes a 2 million-pound payment to the family of Milly Dowler and a 1 million-pound donation to charity, said the person, who declined to be identified because the talks are private. News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch was personally involved in the negotiations, the person said.