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MP faults police attitude towards malware incidents

Police attitudes towards malware infection and other internet security issues have been highlighted by a House of Commons member who claims they failed to respond when he reported an incident to them.

MP Alun Michael, who knows his way around getting rid of malware, has revealed to the Register that that he reported the incident as an experiment.

However, his experiment failed to elicit the right reaction from the authorities in spite of the sensitivity of the location affected.

"I though that with it being a computer within the Palace of Westminster there might be some feedback from the police," he told the Register. "Or at least an acknowledgement it had been recorded - but no.

"My point was about the reporting system. If a car is broken into, whoever broke into it is long gone and you don't necessarily expect the police to investigate. You do however expect it to be recorded," he added.

This revelation comes in the wake of the recent hacking and hijacking of justice secretary Jack Straw's webmail account, which left his colleagues and constituents being asked to part with money by cyber crooks.

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