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RIM helps police inquiries into London riots

...anyone who incites violence, whether verbal, on a placard, or via Twitter. – Metropolitan Police Three officers were hit by a car when trying to make... Read more

8 August, 2011 by Tom Espiner

Police set to launch three £30m e-crime hubs

...a detective sergeant and two detective constables — and will work alongside the Metropolitan Police e-crime Unit (PCeU), which was established in October 2008 as... Read more

9 February, 2012 by Sade Laja

Metropolitan police leak victims' email addresses

...The Metropolitan Police Service has apologised to more than a thousand victims of crime... Read more

3 February, 2012 by David Meyer

Police and BT target cable thieves

...The Metropolitan Police has launched a unit to tackle copper cable theft following a... Read more

19 December, 2011 by Tom Espiner

PCeU to be rolled into National Crime Agency

...The Metropolitan Police Central e-Crime Unit will be rolled into the National Crime... Read more

15 November, 2011 by Tom Espiner

Report: Met Police uses fake network to intercept calls

...The Metropolitan Police force is using covert surveillance technology that can shut off mobile... Read more

1 November, 2011 by Marguerite Reardon

Police: We're not watching you on social media

...The Metropolitan Police are not keeping track of activity on social media as much... Read more

7 September, 2011 by Jack Clark

Hartlepool student charged over Anonymous attacks

...has been charged with conspiracy under the Criminal Law Act 1977, the Metropolitan Police said in a statement on Thursday. Gibson was arrested in Cleveland... Read more

25 August, 2011 by Tom Espiner

Police say Twitter and BBM gave riot 'intelligence'

...using social media if they are plotting violence or crime. However, the Metropolitan Police's acting deputy commissioner Tim Godwin told the Home Affairs Committee... Read more

17 August, 2011 by Jo Best

Essex teenager arrested for hacking and DDoS

...A 19-year-old man has been arrested by the Metropolitan Police Central e-Crime Unit following an investigation into network intrusions and... Read more

21 June, 2011 by David Meyer

Metropolitan Police trials GeoTime tracking software

...Privacy campaigners have expressed concern over tracking software being trialled by the Metropolitan Police that collates suspects' digital moves. The Met is trialling software called... Read more

12 May, 2011 by Ben Woods

Anonymous DDoS swoop results in five arrests

...that has targeted corporate sites for attack in defence of Wikileaks. The Metropolitan Police have arrested five young men in connection with DDoS attacks launched... Read more

27 January, 2011 by Tom Espiner

London services aim to save £450m

...Authority (GLA) itself, the other organisations covered by the review are the Metropolitan Police, the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority, Transport for London (TfL... Read more

12 January, 2011 by Kable

LulzSec suspect Cleary sent back to jail

...While not a core member of LulzSec, Cleary was arrested by the Metropolitan Police mid-last year and released on bail after being charged with... Read more

2 April, 2012 by Michael Lee

Dawn raids net 14 suspects in £1m phishing theft

...West Midlands. More arrests may follow in the coming days, according to Metropolitan Police Central eCrime Unit (PCeU) head Charlie McMurdie. "These were dawn raids... Read more

15 March, 2012 by Tom Espiner

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