Written question asked by Lord Foster of Bishop Auckland (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 11 February 1997. It was answered by Alistair Burt (Conservative) on Tuesday, 11 February 1997 on behalf of the Department of Social Security.

Dept of Social Security

Question: How many cases of computer hacking, fraud and theft, including theft of computer chips his Department has recorded in the last five years. - Table given. (Holding answer 6 February 1997).

Answer: Mr. Foster: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many cases of computer hacking, fraud and theft, including theft of computer chips his Department has recorded in the last five years. [14553] Mr. Burt: [holding answer 6 February 1997]: The information is in the table. There have been no recorded cases of computer hacking into the Department's systems. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Calendar year Fraud Theft Thefts involving chips 1996 15 222 65 1995 34 247 65 1994 32 143 1 1993 41 79 2 1992 17 33 0 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 14553; 290 c173W
Session: 1996-97
Subjects: Data protection Computers Department of Social Security Fraud Government departments Theft Hacking
Contains statistics: Yes