§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many cases of computer(a) fraud, including fraudulent use of computer chips, and (b) theft her Department has recorded in the last five years. [106212]
§ Clare Short(a) We are not aware of any recorded cases of computer fraud in DFID over the last five years.
(b) Since 1995, there have been eight cases recorded of computer equipment being stolen from DFID. Of these, seven were thefts of laptop computers, and one was a case of memory chips being stolen from a number of PCs during a break in at DFID's London Headquarters building.
411WThe breakdown of these incidents is as follows:
Year Item Value £ 1995 Laptop stolen from a vehicle in Bosnia 1,000 Computer memory chips stolen from 94VS 10,000 1997 Three laptops stolen from AH 3,000 1998 Two laptops stolen from 94VS 2,000 1999 Laptop stolen from 94VS 1,000
§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development on how many occasions in each of the past five years computer systems in her Department have been illegally accessed by computer hackers(a) within and (b) outside her Department. [106234]
§ Clare ShortThere is no evidence of any illegal access to DFID computer systems over the past five years.