Scotland Yard to set up new computer hacking task force

[dipsydoodle]

Source: The Guardian

Scotland Yard is to expand its investigations into unlawful newspaper practices by setting up a new task force to examine claims of computer hacking by the News of the World.

The Metropolitan Police said a formal investigation would be launched to take forward Operation Tuleta, which was set up to examine the use of "Trojan" emails that gives a hacker full access to a target computer's contents by infecting it with a virus.

The new team, reporting to Deputy Assistant Commissioner Sue Akers, will investigate matters not covered by Operation Weeting, the force's phone hacking probe.

A spokeswoman said: "Operation Tuleta is currently considering a number of allegations regarding breach of privacy, received by MPs since January 2011, which fall outside the remit of Operation Weeting, including computer hacking.

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/jul/29/scotland-yard-computer-hacking-task-force

[salin]

1. thanks dipsydoodle

I appreciate your heads up to developments in this unfolding story - and all of the tentacles/ripples (choose your metaphor) that continue to develop.

[Stuart G]

2. I add my thanks too..k and r

[izquierdista]

3. Have they cleaned house?

Or are there still people getting Murdoch's supplements to their paychecks?