HC Deb 14 February 2003 vol 400 cc13-4W
Mr. Burstow

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how many cases of computer(a) hacking, (b) fraud and (c) theft her Department recorded in 2001–02; and on how many occasions computer systems have been illegally accessed by computer hackers (i) within and (ii) outside her Department. [97562]

Ms Rosie Winterton

The number of cases of computer hacking, fraud and theft recorded by my Department in 2001–02 is: computer(a) hacking—2; (b) fraud—0; (c) theft—25. Illegal access by computer hackers in 2001–02 (i) within the Department—1; (ii) outside the Department—1. Neither of the hacking incidents caused damage to the Departmental computer systems.