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A group of computer hackers calling themselves Lulz Security tamper with the website of News International-owned the Sun’s website.

As of about 6:30 p.m. New York time, visitors to the Sun’s home page at thesun.co.uk were redirected to the Twitter feed for Lulz Security, or LulzSec, a hacking collective that said it had disbanded late last month. The rerouting has since stopped, and the Sun’s Web page was down after 9 p.m.

Lulz Security hacker group has attacked the website of the Rupert Murdoch owned Sun newspaper, replacing the online version with a fake story pronouncing the mogul’s death.

LULZ Security hacker group has attacked the website of the Rupert Murdoch owned Sun newspaper, replacing the online version with a fake story pronouncing the mogul’s death.

Lulz Security has previously claimed hacks on major entertainment companies, FBI partner organizations and the CIA.

Lulz Security hacker group on Monday attacked the website of the Rupert Murdoch owned Sun newspaper, replacing the online version with a fake story pronouncing the mogul’s death.

The hacking group Lulz Security claimed responsibility for planting a fake article about the death of Rupert Murdoch , the chairman of News Corporation, on one of the company’s Web sites Monday.

US Federal Bureau of Investigation agents carried out a raid on the home of an Ohio man suspected of being a member of the Lulz Security hacker group, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.

The hacking group Lulz Security ended its 50-day reign of terror this weekend, but law enforcement’s hunt for its members will go on. Last week, FBI agents raided an Iowa woman’s home because of her connections to the group.

# exclusive The hacking group Lulz Security ended its 50-day reign of terror this weekend, but law enforcement’s hunt for its members will go on .