If this story turns out to be true, Murdoch's News Corp could have some very serious legal problems. David Beckham is also claiming that he was a victim of the hacking and remember that he did live in the US while playing soccer for the LA Galaxy. News Corp apologists need to wake up and accept that there is enough smoke to warrant an investigation.
The News of the World allegedly hacked into the mobile phones of Jude Law and his personal assistant while they were in New York, opening the way for News International to be prosecuted in the United States.There have already been reports that News Corp may have hacked into the phones of 9/11 victims. How blind does someone have to be to find nothing worth investigating in the US?
In the first specific example of a case of hacking on US soil, it has emerged that the actor and his assistant, Ben Jackson, were allegedly targeted shortly after arriving at New York's JFK airport.
Their mobile telephones were operating on American networks, meaning that regardless of where the alleged hacker was based, American law would apply.
It would leave News International open to claims that it broke US federal laws and also pave the way for costly lawsuits.
