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LulzSec Hacks Into Murdoch-Owned News International, Publishes Fake Story of Murdoch’s Drug Overdose Death

LulzSec Hacks Site Alleging Rupert Murdoch Died of Overdose

LulzSec is making waves again, this time hacking into a News International website to publish a fake report claiming the company’s chairman and CEO, Rupert Murdoch, died of an overdose of the heavy metal palladium, which he had apparently “melted” in order to ingest. The report masqueraded as a copy of The Sun and claimed the embattled media mogul stumbled into his “famous topiary garden” before collapsing on top of a “particularly large garden hedge fashioned into a galloping horse.”

The fake Sun report was allegedly published on the News International owned site: http://www.new-times.co.uk/sun/

The copy read:

Media moguls body discovered
By STAFF REPORTER
Published: Today
Rupert Murdoch, the controversial media mogul, has reportedly been found dead in his garden, police announce.
Murdoch, aged 80, has said to have ingested a large quantity of palladium before stumbling into his famous topiary garden late last night, passing out in the early hours of the morning.

“We found the chemicals sitting beside a kitchen table, recently cooked,” one officer states. “From what we can gather, Murdoch melted and consumed large quantities of it before exiting into his garden.”

Chemicals found in house
Authorities would not comment on whether this was a planned suicide, though the general consensus among locals and unnamed sources is that this is the case.

One detective elaborates. “Officers on the scene report a broken glass, a box of vintage wine, and what seems to be a family album strewn across the floor, containing images from days gone by; some containing handpainted portraits of Murdoch in his early days, donning a top hat and monocle.”

Another officer reveals that Murdoch was found slumped over a particularly large garden hedge fashioned into a galloping horse. “His favourite”, a butler, Davidson, reports.

Butler Davidson has since been taken into custody for additional questioning.

Reports claim the heavy volume of traffic to News International’s site caused its server to overload and crash. Once the site was removed — presumably by administrators seeking to address the problem — LulzSec claimed News International‘s site now redirects viewers to the hacking group’s own Twitter page. The Blaze attempted bringing up the News International website but it currently appears to be down.

LulzSec Hacks Site Alleging Rupert Murdoch Died of Overdose

LulzSec Hacks Site Alleging Rupert Murdoch Died of Overdose

Meanwhile, in addition to the fake Sun story, LulzSec and another hacking group, “Anonymous,” also claim to have hacked into News International’s mail servers with the promise of a press release due tomorrow.

One can only begin to imagine what that might say.

(H/T: ars technica)

Comments (20)

  • Passerbye
    Posted on July 19, 2011 at 10:51am

    We can’t restore the lives of those that burned to death in the Pentagon. We can’t ever restore the faces burnt off of survivors. We can’t help those in the Twin Towers that burned to death talking to their loved ones on the phone. Nothing can be done for those that jumped holding hands. They’re dead.

    We do our best to stop serial killers of children. Goodness knows we should do better. But nothing we can do about the inevitable few before we catch them.

    And worst of all, because if we don’t handle it right, the blood is on our hands, we can’t bring back the kids, American, UK, Australia, etc. that went and fought and died by the thousands, and were maimed by the tens of thousands in Iraq and Afghanistan. It’s already done.

    But we can sure as Hell bring the Wrath of God down on the worst sub-human immoral violent elements of the criminal underworld that attacks their families. And the even worse criminals that sent them..

    We can sure as Hell do that if we have any honor at all.

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    • Ruler4You
      Posted on July 19, 2011 at 4:04pm

      Now, this is what you call ethical? Undeniably hate based. If this isn’t prosecuted as an international hate crime, then hate crime laws were only designed as political tools to be used on conservatives or opposition.

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  • Passerbye
    Posted on July 19, 2011 at 10:49am

    Cameron fought an independent investigation every step of the way. It’s only the Liberal Democrats in his coalition that forced it. The Police that fed Murcoch everything they knew, including the location of anyone from their cell phones, that took millions of dollars of bribes, whose top two officers were just forced to resign, were going to investigate themself.

    There’s now a Judge, but he doesn’t start on the actual facts until the police are done.

    The police warned Brooks three days ahead of time she would be questioned/arrested. And sure enough, her husband went and dumped a computer, cell phone, and paperwork in a parking garage dumpster this weekend. How do we know? Scotland Yard was wisely watching those they gave three days to destroy any evidence? They knew it all couldn‘t be flushed down the toilet and they’d try to ditch it? No, it was found by a janitor and he turned it into the police.

    Well, looks like we’ve finally gotten an independent investigation. If there is any justification for the existance of those like Lutz, this is it. Go with the grace of God.

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  • Passerbye
    Posted on July 19, 2011 at 10:37am

    It’s as if Soros (except not even the fig leaf of being a citizen) was listening in on GW’s phone conversations and the phone conversations of the head of the Federal Reserve, and FBI, etc. And stealing their tax records from their accountants, and the medical records of not just themselves, but their children, etc. etc. etc.

    And you think they wouldn’t do the same exact thing here? Why on earth wouldn’t they?

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  • Passerbye
    Posted on July 19, 2011 at 10:27am

    These guys (only in control because of the 7% Saudi backing) torment the 9/11, 7/7 victims and those kids we sent to Iran and Afghanistan that were killed. All pretty much killed by Saudis or Saudi money.

    You guys are worse than Hussein.

    Either one.

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  • Dustin75
    Posted on July 19, 2011 at 10:01am

    Funny you report on this hacking but nothing on Murdocks’ hacking. I guess proves that the blaze amd Gls.n are just like FOX. Anything but fair and balanced.

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  • freedomofspeech
    Posted on July 19, 2011 at 8:57am

    when the WH war on Fox started didn’t media matters say they would do anything to bring down Fox? With all the Soros money going around just wondering if this all with Murdoch not a set up? hey just trying to start a conspiracy theory.

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    • Gerrymanderer
      Posted on July 19, 2011 at 9:11am

      I notice the Blaze doesn’t really cover this whole Murdoch scandal. I guess that’s because Murdoch used to cut Glenn checks for his FOX news show. One hand washes the other.

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  • reconmarine
    Posted on July 19, 2011 at 8:43am

    So when the left does it, it’s acceptable and funny but IF indeed somone else does it, it’s a crime and dispicable. Have always loved their double standards.

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  • Jack of Hearts
    Posted on July 19, 2011 at 7:28am

    This is obviously a fake – it looks nothing like the Sun, have you seen the length of some of those words?

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  • AKITAMOMMY
    Posted on July 19, 2011 at 3:35am

    What a scam! George is desperate to take down his threatening competition any way possible.
    Murdoch will prevail. TRUTH always wins.

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    • HKS
      Posted on July 19, 2011 at 8:26am

      Spooky dude is in the bedbug / **** roach family, hard to kill and won’t go away.

      Report Post » HKS  
    • TomFerrari
      Posted on July 19, 2011 at 9:54am

      LOLOL

      theblaze won’t allow the first four letters of cockroach unless it is attached to the rest of the word.

      What is the male to a hen? Besides a rooster.
      What is it called when you pull back the hammer on a handgun?
      What is it called when you tilt your head to one side?

      C 0 C |<

      theblaze really needs better software
      (spellcheck wouldn't hurt them either – have you READ some of their articles lately?)

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  • Psychosis
    Posted on July 19, 2011 at 3:03am

    ah isnt that cute three TROLLS acting like idiots are the first to post

    still searchin for that darwin award heh trollies ?

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  • Chet Hempstead
    Posted on July 19, 2011 at 2:40am

    Okay, I don’t usually approve of this kind of thing, but that’s pretty funny. Why does the Blaze headline call it drug overdose, though? Pure palladium is not used medically.

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  • Wdawg
    Posted on July 19, 2011 at 2:35am

    Murdoch better hope nothing is incriminating in those emails. if they are real. but LulzSec has a good record of only releasing originals.

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  • Anamah
    Posted on July 19, 2011 at 2:35am

    A new Meddia Matters celebration?

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  • Diane TX
    Posted on July 19, 2011 at 2:30am

    Ah, I don’t know who any of these “players” are. If Murdoch had really died, it would be all over Fox News – wouldn’t it?

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  • TH30PH1LUS
    Posted on July 19, 2011 at 2:22am

    He who LULZ last…

    Report Post » TH30PH1LUS  

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