Written question asked by Lord Foster of Bishop Auckland (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 6 February 1997. It was answered by Paul Beresford (Conservative) on Thursday, 6 February 1997 on behalf of the Department of the Environment.

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Dept of the Environment

Question

On how many occasions in each of the last five years computer systems have been illegally accessed by computer hackers in his Department; how many cases of computer hacking, fraud and theft, including theft of computer chips his Department has recorded in the last five years. - Includes figures.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

289 c677W; 14554;14555

Session

1996-97

Subjects

Data protection Computers Fraud Government departments Theft Department of the Environment Hacking

Contains statistics

Yes