Tony Blair and Operation Ore
Tony Blair and Operation Ore
Britain’s Largest Computer Crime Investigation
How much was really covered up?
Operation Ore, launched in 1999, stands as the United Kingdom’s most extensive computer crime investigation to date. The operation, which stemmed from intelligence provided by American law enforcement, aimed to prosecute thousands of individuals suspected of accessing child abuse imagery through a website. The investigation’s scope was unprecedented, identifying 7,250 suspects and leading to 4,283 home searches across Britain.