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Punjab Police Gets Direct Powers to Handle Cybercrime Cases
In a major structural shift, the Punjab Police now holds direct authority to handle cybercrime cases. Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz officially approved these expanded…
Researchers Uncover Pre-Stuxnet Fast16 Malware Targeting Engineering Software From 2005
Researchers have uncovered Fast16, a sophisticated malware dating back to 2005 that predates Stuxnet. The cyberweapon targeted engineering software, silently altering calculations to cause real-world…
PTA Warns Against Rising Phishing Scams & Fake Profiles
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has just issued a critical public warning. A sharp rise in phishing scams is actively targeting personal and financial data…
NASA Workers Tricked Into Sharing Sensitive Defense Software to Chinese Hackers
NASA employees were unknowingly targeted in a long-running phishing campaign by a Chinese national posing as a researcher. The scheme led to the sharing of…
Hackers Deploy SNOW Malware Suite via Microsoft Teams
A cyber group known as UNC6692 is targeting companies by impersonating IT helpdesk staff through Microsoft Teams. The attackers trick employees into installing malware, raising…
Sri Lanka Finance Ministry Hacked: $2.5 Million Stolen in Record Cyber Attack
Yesterday, cyber criminals breached the Sri Lankan finance ministry’s computer system. They successfully siphoned off $2.5 million. Consequently, this incident marks the largest cash theft…
Pakistan on High Alert: NCERT Warns of Cyber Attacks Ahead of Marqa-e-Haq Anniversary
Pakistan’s National Computer Emergency Response Team (NCERT) issued a strict cybersecurity alert on April 23. The warning arrives ahead of the first anniversary of Marqa-e-Haq…
Is China the First Country to Regulate AI Avatars & Deepfake Use? Here’s What We Know
China’s Cyberspace Administration has issued comprehensive draft regulations governing AI-generated “digital humans,” requiring prominent labeling, explicit consent for using personal likenesses, and special protections for…
Russia Proposes Cybersecurity Partnership to Protect Pakistan’s Energy Infrastructure
Russia has offered to cooperate with Pakistan in strengthening cyber protection of energy infrastructure amid rising global concerns over cyber threats targeting critical utilities, with…
Google Maps Spam Fight Blocks Millions Of Policy Violations
Google blocked or removed over 292 million policy-violating reviews and eliminated more than 13 million fake business profiles on Google Maps in 2025, according to…
Geotagging: Indian Intel Operative Used Pakistani Student to Extract Sensitive Data
Geotagging is the invisible threat turning smartphones into weapons of espionage. Every time a user captures a photo or video, their device can embed precise…
KP Government Database Allegedly Leaked on Dark Web
A suspected leak of a Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government database has appeared on the dark web, with claims of exposed login credentials and internal data. The…