On the day before the sixth anniversary of the 7 July 2005 London bombings , it was reported that relatives of some victims may have had their telephones snooped on by the '' News of the World '' in the aftermath of the attacks . A man who lost two children in the bombings told the BBC that police officers investigating phone hacking had warned him that their contact details were found on a target list , while a former firefighter who helped rescue injured passengers also said he had been contacted by police who were looking into the hacking allegations . A number of survivors from the bombings revealed that police had warned them their phones may have been hacked and their messages intercepted ; in some cases they were advised to change security codes and PINs
7 July 2005 London bombings
7 July 2005 London bombings
News International phone hacking scandal