Fresh arrests in computer hacking probe Police said that none of the three were linked to any news organisation or the activities of journalists. Neither were they police officers or public officials. The three men were each held on suspicion of suspected offences under the Computer Misuse Act 1990 and Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act. So far, 24 people have been arrested as part of the phone- hacking inquiry, and 41 as part of an investigation into alleged corrupt payments to officials, Operation Elveden.