British police arrest suspect in Cisco code theft

Dom · Sep 18, 2004, 05:09 PM

The 20-year-old man, who has not been identified, was arrested Sept. 3, after the Metropolitan Police Computer Crime Unit searched two residences in Manchester and Darbyshire. The man is suspected of committing "hacking offenses" under that country's Computer Misuse Act of 1990, said Julie Prinsep, a spokeswoman for Scotland Yard.

The suspect, who has not been charged with a crime yet, was released on bail and is scheduled to appear before authorities in a London police station in early November. Computer equipment seized in the searches is being forensically examined, Prinsep said.

"We are continuing to cooperate with law enforcement agencies on this matter," a Cisco representative said Friday. "And we are encouraged that an arrest has been made. We view the arrest as what will likely be one of many steps in this matter. We will take every measure to protect our intellectual property."

The theft became public in May, when it was discovered that almost 800 megabytes of Cisco's Internetwork Operating System (IOS) source code had been posted to a Russian Web site. Cisco IOS is the crown jewel of the networking giant's product portfolio. It's used in all of Cisco's routing products.

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Dom DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 12,940 Rep Power: 0	British police arrest suspect in Cisco code theft The 20-year-old man, who has not been identified, was arrested Sept. 3, after the Metropolitan Police Computer Crime Unit searched two residences in Manchester and Darbyshire. The man is suspected of committing "hacking offenses" under that country's Computer Misuse Act of 1990, said Julie Prinsep, a spokeswoman for Scotland Yard. The suspect, who has not been charged with a crime yet, was released on bail and is scheduled to appear before authorities in a London police station in early November. Computer equipment seized in the searches is being forensically examined, Prinsep said. "We are continuing to cooperate with law enforcement agencies on this matter," a Cisco representative said Friday. "And we are encouraged that an arrest has been made. We view the arrest as what will likely be one of many steps in this matter. We will take every measure to protect our intellectual property." The theft became public in May, when it was discovered that almost 800 megabytes of Cisco's Internetwork Operating System (IOS) source code had been posted to a Russian Web site. Cisco IOS is the crown jewel of the networking giant's product portfolio. It's used in all of Cisco's routing products. [Read More] ___________________ Source: c\|net

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