Police watchdog investigates illegal outsourced Indian hackers scandal • The Register
"The UK's Independent Police Complaints Commission is investigating claims that the Metropolitan Police used outsourced Indian hackers to illegally access the email accounts of Guardian journalists and environmental campaigners."
'It will also examine if any officers within NDEDIU used any information gained from this contact if it took place,” said the IPCC in a statement today. '
'Police employees at the National Domestic Extremism and Disorder Intelligence Unit were alleged by the whistle-blower to have illegally accessed the email accounts of 10 named people and the whistleblower supplied their passwords. '
'These included environmentalists and two Guardian journalists.“The IPCC’s investigation is looking at whether officers from NDEDIU contacted Indian counterparts and if the services of computer hackers in India were obtained to access email accounts. '
'He and other environmentalist victims, including one Cat Dorey, have minor criminal records related to their protesting. '
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"The UK's Independent Police Complaints Commission is investigating claims that the Metropolitan Police used outsourced Indian hackers to illegally access the email accounts of Guardian journalists and environmental campaigners."
'It will also examine if any officers within NDEDIU used any information gained from this contact if it took place,” said the IPCC in a statement today. '
'Police employees at the National Domestic Extremism and Disorder Intelligence Unit were alleged by the whistle-blower to have illegally accessed the email accounts of 10 named people and the whistleblower supplied their passwords. '
'These included environmentalists and two Guardian journalists.“The IPCC’s investigation is looking at whether officers from NDEDIU contacted Indian counterparts and if the services of computer hackers in India were obtained to access email accounts. '
'He and other environmentalist victims, including one Cat Dorey, have minor criminal records related to their protesting. '
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