Journalist arrested in Operation Tuleta hacking probe

Category: Computer Investigations

29 August, 2012

A journalist has been arrested as part of the an ongoing investigation into computer hacking as part of the Metropolitan Police's Operation Tuleta.

Reports indicate that the arrest is related to the hacking of the email account of Richard Horton, who was unmasked as the anonymous NightJack blogger in 2009.

The Times named the Lancashire detective as the author of the blog in June of that year.

Eleven people have been arrested as part of Operation Tuleta, which has included comprehensive forensic computer investigation in order to establish evidence of illegal activity.

Speaking at the Leveson Inquiry, Times editor James Harding apologised for his newspaper's part in the intrusion into Richard Horton's email account.

Earlier this week, a 44-year-old man was arrested and bailed by police as part of Operation Tuleta.

The man was arrested on suspicion of committing offences under the Computer Misuse Act 1990 and Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act.

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