Written question asked by Paul Burstow (Liberal Democrat) on Friday, 7 February 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 24 February 2003. It was answered by Clare Short (Labour) on Monday, 24 February 2003 on behalf of the Department for International Development.

Dept for International Development

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many cases of computer (a) hacking, (b) fraud and (c) theft her Department recorded in 2001-02; and on how many occasions computer systems have been illegally accessed by computer hackers (i) within and (ii) outside her Department. - Includes figures.

Answer: Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many cases of computer (a) hacking, (b) fraud and (c) theft her Department recorded in 2001-02; and on how many occasions computer systems have been illegally accessed by computer hackers (i) within and (ii) outside her Department. [97561] Clare Short: The information is as follows: 1. No cases of either computer hacking or computer fraud were recorded in DFID during the period 2001-02. 2. Eight cases of computer theft were recorded during the same period. Seven of these involved the theft of laptop computers: Three were taken from DFID premises Two were lost in transit Two were stolen in break-ins from private homes. The eighth was a palmtop Personal Digital Assistant that was believed to have been taken from DFID premises. 3. There were no recorded incidents of DFID computer systems being illegally accessed by computer hackers either from within or from outside of the Department during the period 2001-02.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 97561; 400 c2W
Session: 2002-03
Subjects: Computers Department for International Development Fraud ICT Government departments Security Theft Hacking
Contains statistics: Yes
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