§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many cases of computer(a) hacking, (b) fraud and (c) theft her Department recorded in (i) 2000 and (ii) 2001; and on how many occasions in those years computer systems have been illegally accessed by computer hackers (A) within and (B) outside his Department. [13129]
§ Dr. HowellsNo cases of computer hacking or fraud, either by outsiders or internal staff were recorded by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport in 2000 or in 2001 to date.
Two computers have been lost so far in 2001 with three computers lost in 2000.
No Departmental computer systems have been illegally accessed by computer hackers within or outside the Department.