Written question asked by Paul Burstow (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 26 February 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 6 March 2003. It was answered by Bob Ainsworth (Labour) on Thursday, 6 March 2003 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) internal hacking and (b) external hacking incidents categorised as (i) access denied, (ii) browsing, (iii) password abuse, (iv) privilege abuse, (v) data stolen/disclosed, (vi) files deleted/damaged, (vii) fraud and (viii) other were reported by each Department contributing to the Unified Reporting and Alert Scheme.

Answer: Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) internal hacking and (b) external hacking incidents categorised as (i) access denied, (ii) browsing, (iii) password abuse, (iv) privilege abuse, (v) data stolen/disclosed, (vi) files deleted/ damaged, (vii) fraud and (viii) other were reported by each Department contributing to the Unified Reporting and Alert Scheme. [100166] Mr. Bob Ainsworth: There has been a very substantial reduction in the figures over the previous year. Analytical work is still in progress; I will reply in more detail as soon as I am able.

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