Computer Crime (Hansard, 6 February 1997)

HC Deb 06 February 1997 vol 289 c673W 673W

§ Mr. Derek Foster
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department on how many occasions in each of the last five years computer systems have been illegally accessed by computer hackers in his Department. [14564]

§ Mr. Howard
Over the past five years, there have been 16 recorded cases of hacking.

§ Mr. Foster
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many cases of computer hacking, fraud and theft, including theft of computer chips, his Department has recorded in the past five years. [14565]

§ Mr. Howard
A total of 78 cases have been recorded over the past five years.