Man Charged With Computer Hacking
A 22-year-old man from south Manchester was charged with
computer hacking yesterday (Monday, June 25).
Officers from the North West Hub of the Police Central e-Crime
Unit (PCeU) arrested Charantoor Kultaar Singh on April 30, 2012 on
suspicion of hacking into the computer systems of Liverpool John
Moore's University.
He was subsequently charged with unauthorised access to a
computer system and unauthorised impairment of a computer
programme.
Singh, of Alexandra Road, Chorlton, will appear at Liverpool
Magistrates' Court on July 30, 2012.
The PCeU North West Hub was set up in January by the
Metropolitan Police and the Home Office to combat serious incidents
of computer hacking and cyber crime within the North West.
Anyone concerned about online or cyber crime can obtain
independent advice from getsafeonline.org