The LulzSec hacking group has attacked the website of the British tabloid Sun and posted a fake story announcing the death of the Sun owner Rupert Murdoch.

The group which has caused headlines after its attacks on Sony Corp and the CIA has claimed responsibility for the attack that took down the webpage of the tabloid.

The fake story read: "Officers on the scene report a broken glass, a box of vintage wine, and what seems to be a family album strewn across the floor, containing images from days gone by; some containing handpainted portraits of Murdoch in his early days, donning a top hat and monocle."

The report was immediately taken down but LulzSec attacked again and redirected the website's traffic to the hacker group's Twitter feed.

"TheSun.co.uk now redirects to our twitter feed. Hello, everyone that wanted to visit The Sun! How is your day? Good? Good!" said a message on the @LulzSec page.

The group has targeted The Sun and The Times before after The Sun reported the arrest of 19-year-old Ryan Cleary from Essex, UK as the LulzSec ringleader. The group had denied any relationship to Cleary. The Sun referred to Cleary as "nerdy", "oddball" and "geeky". Cleary was identified in court as an Asperger's sufferer.

The hacking attack comes in the wake of the phone hacking scandal that Mr. Murdoch's media empire is currently embroiled in.

LulzSec also claimed that it hacked into News International email accounts and began posting individual email addresses and mobile phone numbers for the editorial staff.

A News Corp spokeswoman said that they were aware of the hack and is working on regaining control of the website.