1 hacker a month convicted out of 100,000
Experts warn that police are failing to tackle the staggering rise in online crime in the UK, including online stalking and theft of personal data.
New figures revealing the true number of offences only came to light when Home Office ministers were forced to divulge the information last month.
On average just one person was convicted of an offence under the Computer Misuse Act every month for the past 23 years.
Campaigners from the Digital Trust, which supports victims of online abuse, said police do not know how to cope with the problem.