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Written question asked by Paul Burstow (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 24 October 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 12 November 2001. It was answered by John Denham (Labour) on Monday, 12 November 2001 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases of computer (a) hacking, (b) fraud and (c) theft his Department recorded in 2000 and 2001; and on how many occasions in 2000 and 2001 computer systems in his Department have been illegally accessed by computer hackers (i) within and (ii) outside his Department.
Answer

Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many cases of computer (a) hacking, (b) fraud and (c) theft his Department recorded in 2000 and 2001; and on how many occasions in 2000 and 2001 computer systems in his Department have been illegally accessed by computer hackers (i) within and (ii) outside his Department. [11002] Mr. Denham: Official records compiled under the Government scheme for reporting Information Technology (IT) security incidents, the Unified Incident Reporting and Alert Scheme (UNIRAS), show the following figures. The number of cases of computer hacking detected was 0 in 2000 and 0 in 2001. The number of cases of fraud detected was 0 in 2000 and 0 in 2001.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
11002; 374 c559-60W;374 c558W
Session
2001-02
Subjects
Crime Computers Fraud Government departments Home Office Security Theft Hacking
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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