How Easy Is It to Hack Into a Cell Phone?

The Takeaway

So far, the News Corp. phone hacking scandal has led to the shutdown of the British tabloid  News of the World, the arrests of 10 people, and the resignations of several News Corp. executives and high ranking police officials. Today, Rupert Murdoch and his son, James, will face a round of questioning before the British Parliament. And it all started with phone hacking.  There’s no question that hacking is illegal and unethical. But is it difficult to do? John Keefe, senior executive news producer for our co-producer, WNYC, did some research and found that phone hacking is relatively simple.  

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