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 Douglas Alexander (Labour) on Monday, 24 February 2003 on behalf of the Cabinet Office.

Cabinet Office

Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many cases of computer (a) hacking, (b) fraud and (c) theft his Department recorded in 2001-02; and on how many occasions computer systems have been illegally accessed by computer hackers (i) within and (ii) outside his Department. - None except one theft in 2001-02.

Answer: Mr. Burstow: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many cases of computer (a) hacking, (b) fraud and (c) theft his Department recorded in 2001-02; and on how many occasions computer systems have been illegally accessed by computer hackers (i) within and (ii) outside his Department. [97554] Mr. Alexander: Within my Department and its Agencies during 2001-02 there have been no cases of computer hacking from (i) within or (ii) outside and no instances of fraudulent use of computers although there has been one theft in 2001-02.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 97554; 400 c11W
Session: 2002-03
Subjects: Computers Fraud ICT Government departments Security Theft Cabinet Office Hacking
Contains statistics: Yes
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