Veracode today shared a newly created infographic that summarizes the techniques News of the World reporters used to pull off nefarious schemes including bribery, cracking insecure passwords, caller ID spoofing and social engineering.
The infographic, titled, “News of the Scandal: The Story That Destroyed a 168 Year Old Newspaper” provides a detailed timeline with pivotal events, key players and technology-enabled privacy breaches that destroyed the 168 year old publication.
So, have you thought about how vulnerable you may be to cell phone hacks?
“While the News of the World story has many layers to it, packed with intrigue and scandal and poor decision-making, there’s also very interesting security and privacy angles to it that made the infographic especially appealing to us from a technology perspective,” said Connie Stack, Veracode’s vice president of corporate marketing.

For more than 10 years, Mike Lennon has been closely monitoring the threat landscape and analyzing trends in the National Security and enterprise cybersecurity space. In his role at SecurityWeek, he oversees the editorial direction of the publication and is the Director of several leading security industry conferences around the world.
More from Mike Lennon
- Watch Now: Threat Detection and Incident Response Virtual Summit
- Registration Now Open: 2023 ICS Cybersecurity Conference | Atlanta
- NetRise Adds $8 Million in Funding to Grow XIoT Security Platform
- Virtual Event Today: Zero Trust Strategies Summit
- Virtual Event Tomorrow: Zero Trust Strategies Summit
- Watch: How to Build Resilience Against Emerging Cyber Threats
- Video: How to Build Resilience Against Emerging Cyber Threats
- Webinar Today: Understanding Hidden Third-Party Identity Access Risks
Latest News
- Gigabyte Rolls Out BIOS Updates to Remove Backdoor From Motherboards
- SBOMs – Software Supply Chain Security’s Future or Fantasy?
- Ransomware Group Used MOVEit Exploit to Steal Data From Dozens of Organizations
- Cybersecurity M&A Roundup: 36 Deals Announced in May 2023
- Insider Q&A: Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity In Military Tech
- In Other News: Government Use of Spyware, New Industrial Security Tools, Japan Router Hack
- OpenAI Unveils Million-Dollar Cybersecurity Grant Program
- Galvanick Banks $10 Million for Industrial XDR Technology
