Question follow-through · 78268

Cybercrime

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she has made an assessment of the adequacy of technical support offered by technology companies to people who report cyber crime incidents affecting their products.

answeredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology

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Answering body
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Tabled
10 Oct 2025
Target answer date
14 Oct 2025
Answer
22 Oct 2025 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 10 Oct 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she has made an assessment of the adequacy of technical support offered by technology companies to people who report cyber crime incidents affecting their products.

  2. 14 Oct 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 22 Oct 2025

    Answer published

    The Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act (2022) places a legal obligation on the manufacturers of internet-connected devices to offer a vulnerability reporting process. This means anyone - including users, security researchers and cy...

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