Mediagazer: News Corp hacking scandal costs rise to $512m (Dominic Ponsford/Press Gazette)

7:40 AM ET, May 8, 2015

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News Corp hacking scandal costs rise to $512m — The cost to News Corp of dealing with the phone-hacking scandal at the News of the World has risen to $512m (£332m). — The figure is included in the latest quarterly results for the US-based owner of News UK, which publishes The Sun, Times and Sunday Times.

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