Source: National Cyber Security - Produced By Gregory Evans
The broadcaster admitted it had accessed the emails of John Darwin, the man who faked his death in a canoeing accident in 2002. The company also admitted to accessing the emails of a man suspected of being a paedophile, and his wife, although no information was forthcoming from that investigation. BSkyB, which is 39 per cent owned by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp, said information that it had discovered in accessing Darwin’s emails was used in his subsequent prosecution. Darwin faked his death in a canoeing accident in a bid to claim hundreds of thousands of pounds from insurance policies and pensions. The couple had managed to convince their two children, police, a coroner, and financial institutions that John Darwin had died in canoeing accident. The Darwins, who are from Seaton Carew near Hartlepool went to jail in 2008 for the insurance swindle. A former Sky News managing editor, Simon Cole, had reportedly agreed that Gerard Tubb, the North of England correspondent, could hack into an email account used by Darwin. But Sky News said their actions were in the public interest and amounted to responsible journalism. John Ryley, the head of Sky News, said in a statement: “Sky News is [...]
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