News Corporation admitted in 2009 to hacking U.S. rival’s website

[kpete]

Source: Raw Story

News Corporation admitted in 2009 to hacking U.S. rival’s website

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Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) wrote Tuesday to Attorney General Eric Holder and FBI Director Robert Mueller to highlight the hacking allegation made by Floorgraphics Inc.

Floorgraphics claimed in a lawsuit that News America Marketing stole business from the company by hacking into Floorgraphics website between October 2003 to January 2004. The company agreed to dismiss the case after receiving a $29.5 million payment from News America Marketing.

A lawyer for News America Marketing admitted during that trial that someone hacked into Floorgraphics website “through a firewall at News America Marketing headquarters,” but that the company did not know who did it.

“As the Department of Justice and FBI examine the recent hacking allegations involving News Corp. and its subsidiaries more closely, I wanted to make sure that you were fully aware of the case of Floorgraphics and News America, as it may be relevant to your current investigation,” Lautenberg wrote (PDF).



Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/07/20/news-corporation-admitted-in-2009-to-hacking-u-s-rivals-website/

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PDF:
http://lautenberg.senate.gov/assets/floorgraphics.pdf

[russspeakeasy]

1. I'm sure it will be on the top of Mr. Holders "to do" list.

:sarcasm:

[dipsydoodle]

2. duplicate.

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[dipsydoodle]

3. Other LBN's on this subject.

Monday : http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=4924652
Tuesday : http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=4926194

From the delayed, so what's new, Rawstory report :

"The company agreed to dismiss the case after receiving a $29.5 million payment from News America Marketing." is a mis-expression.

NAM bought the entire company for that amount : it wasn't a settlement.

The Rawstory frequently publish out of date news. :(