The former head of security at Rupert Murdoch's UK newspaper empire has threatened to blow the whistle with "shock" revelations about the company.
Mark Hanna, who was cleared of perverting the course of justice in the phone hacking trial last year, spoke out after it was confirmed that Rebekah Brooks was returning to News UK - formerly News International.
It was announced on Wednesday that Brooks, 47, had been appointed to her former role as chief executive, a year after she was also acquitted of all charges in the high-profile trial.
In a video posted on YouTube Hanna, who left his job in January, said: "To me - as previous director of group security - this is Murdoch's middle finger being shoved right in my face after standing trial with her and others, in what was classed as the trial of the century."
"I'm now standing up to all those who sit back and treat us with contempt, the Murdochs and Brooks of the world."
Brooks quit as chief executive of News International, publisher of The Sun, The Times and Sunday Times newspapers, at the height of the phone hacking scandal in July 2011.
She reportedly walked away with a payout of more than STG10 million ($A22 million).
Hanna - a former soldier who had been employed at News International since 2009 - was reported to have received STG30,000 ($A65,300) after he was made redundant.
He has since said he has been unable to find other work because of the "stigma" of being involved in the phone-hacking trial.
There was no immediate comment from News UK about Hanna's statement.
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