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Arrest made in Cisco source code theft
Monday, 20 September 2004, 10:59 GMT

Police in the U.K. have arrested a man in connection with the theft of source code from networking equipment maker Cisco Systems Inc. in May, a Scotland Yard spokeswoman confirmed Friday.

The Metropolitan Police Computer Crime Unit searched residences in Manchester, U.K. and Darbyshire, U.K. on Sept. 3., confiscated computer equipment and arrested a 20 year-old man suspected of committing "hacking offenses" under that country's Computer Misuse Act of 1990. While authorities could not discuss the specifics of the case, the arrest was linked to the Cisco source code, according to Julie Prinsep, a Yard spokeswoman.

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