FOI release

Number and type of spam and malicious emails recieved by DWP between 2018 and 2019: SSAC FOI response

Updated 11 February 2021

Information request

1. Total number spam/malicious emails blocked by your organisation over the last 2 calendar years (2019 and 2018) broken down by year.

2. Please could you also provide a category for the malicious emails e.g. 2,300 phishing emails, 5,000 spam/junk emails, 3,400 anti-virus blocks.

Response

The Social Security Advisory Committee is a statutory independent non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department for Work and Pensions.

We do not hold the information you have requested. Our information technology systems and support are provided by DWP, therefore you may wish to re-direct your request to: [email protected]