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.

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