A MAN was remanded in custody yesterday as part of a PSNI investigation into potential computer hacking.
Daniel Marincu, a 31-year-old Romanian national, was arrested in Belfast following a joint operation between detectives from the cyber crime and human trafficking units.
He appeared before the city's Magistrates Court charged with having a computer, USB devices and a mobile phone to be used in connection with fraud and the theft of bank statements.
Marincu, of no fixed address, was detained at a location in Belfast on Tuesday.
He is alleged to have been involved in causing a computer to perform a function with intent to secure unauthorised access to a programme or data.
No further details were disclosed in court.
An investigating detective confirmed he could connect Marincu with the alleged offences.
Putting no questions to the officer, defence solicitor Billy McNulty told the court he was not in a position to seek bail for his client.
District Judge Peter King remanded the accused in custody to appear again by video-link on July 22.
