§ Mr. BurstowTo 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. DenhamOfficial 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.