A 52-year-old man is being questioned by British detectives investigating claims that private investigators working for News International were involved in computer hacking.
The suspect is being held on suspicion of Computer Misuse Act offences after being arrested in Milton Keynes, Scotland Yard said.
His arrest came under the force’s Operation Tuleta, an investigation into computer hacking, which runs alongside the Operation Weeting phone-hacking probe.
A Metropolitan Police spokesman said the man was arrested this morning and remains in custody at a Thames Valley Police station.
“Operation Tuleta is investigating a number of allegations regarding breach of privacy, received by the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) since January 2011, which fell outside the remit of Operation Weeting, including computer hacking,” the spokesman added.
Tuleta was launched over the summer after a “scoping exercise” into allegations surrounding the use of private detectives.
Officers working on the inquiry have been reporting to deputy assistant commissioner Sue Akers, who heads the inquiry into mobile phone interceptions at the now defunct News of the World.
PA