New allegations have also emerged of payments to the police by the paper.
The tabloid's owners have passed to the police e-mails which appear to show that payments were authorised by the then editor, Andy Coulson.
Graham Foulkes, whose son David died in the Edgware Road blast, told the BBC he was contacted by officers on Tuesday after his details were found on a list as part of the police inquiry in hacking claims.
Mr Foulkes, of Oldham, Greater Manchester, recalled how his family had waited for a week after the 2005 attacks for news of David.
"My wife and I were kind of all over the place, we were chatting to friends on the phone, in a very personal and deeply emotional context - and the thought that somebody may have been listening to that just looking for a cheap headline is just horrendous."
He added: "I certainly think that News International need to come clean, they need to accept that their responsibility and their culpability, and they need to do the decent thing, but I suppose they won't."
In a statement, News International said: "It is correct to state that new information has recently been provided to the police.
"As News International and News Group Newspapers has reiterated many times, full and continuing co-operation has been provided to the police since the current investigation started in January 2011.
"Well understood arrangements are in place to ensure that any material of importance to which they are entitled is provided to them. We cannot comment any further due to the ongoing investigations."
Mr Coulson has not commented on the latest allegations, although it has been reported he has told friends he suspects he is being used to deflect attention from News International.
Car maker Ford has announced a halt on advertising in the News of the World, pending the newspaper's investigation and response over the phone-hacking claims.
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