The 27-year-old was found dead at her London home on July 23 and it's claimed her dad Mitch, 60, was planning to meet lawyers to start legal action against the newspapers over the breach of privacy.
A friend of the star told UK newspaper Daily Star: 'Amy was desperately trying to clean up and yet her attempts were turned into a circus - it didn't help her efforts at all.'
It's claimed she got so concerned about the hacking that she changed her phone number for her mobile just days before she died.