[ISN] Prince William and Harry's mobile phones 'may have been hacked'

From: InfoSec News <alerts_at_private>
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 2009 02:11:13 -0500 (CDT)
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/theroyalfamily/6128186/Prince-William-and-Harrys-mobile-phones-may-have-been-hacked.html

By Chris Irvine
Telegraph.co.uk
02 Sept 2009

Detective Chief Superintendent Philip Williams, from the Metropolitan 
Police, raised the possibility at the Commons Culture, Media and Sport 
Select Committee.

When asked if he suspected journalists had hacked into the princes' 
mobile phones, Mr Williams told the committee: "Yes, I think they may 
well have done."

Former News of the World Royal editor Clive Goodman was jailed for four 
months in 2007 after admitting hacking into hundreds of messages on 
mobile phones belonging to aides of the Royal Family. Glenn Mulcaire, a 
private investigator was also sent to prison for his involvement in the 
affair.

The two men had made 609 calls to retrieve private messages from mobile 
phones belonging to the princes' personal secretary, private secretary 
and The Prince of Wales' communications secretary.

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