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Pakistan introduces its first National Cyber Security Academy

To ensure the expansion of cyber security for the nation, the president of Pakistan Dr. Arif Alvi inaugurated Pakistan’s...

Nov 25 · >

Cyber threats rise amid the COVID-19 pandemic, losses exceed $4.2 billion

The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Internet Crime Complaint Center logged 791,790 complaints of suspected internet crimes last year —...

Apr 26 · >

Senate committee tried to ban Cyberpunk, wrongly called it an “online game”

While a senate committee focused on technology might not consist of passionate gamers, surely it must be doing enough...

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Feb 5 · >

ISPR identified a major cyber-attack by the neighboring country’s intelligence agency

An Indian intelligence agency was reported to be involved in a major cyber-attack. Various attacks of the target are...

Aug 13 · >

Microsoft successfully stopped cyber attack by North Korea

Microsoft has been successful in blocking 50 domains that were hijacked by a group of North Korean hackers. The...

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Jan 2 · >

New cybersecurity policy to be finalized soon, Minister IT

Minister for Information Technology and Telecom, Dr. Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, has revealed that work on developing a new cybersecurity...

Jul 9 · >

Govt to implement cyber security policy soon: Minister ICT

The government has formulated a comprehensive cyber-security policy using a multi-stakeholder approach and is soon going to launch it...

Apr 11 · >

The cyberbullying trend of WhatsApp — ‘Momo is dead’, says creator of the sculpture

No need to worry kids, Momo is dead. The Japanese artist, Keisuke Aiso who created the Momo sculpture being...

Mar 4 · >

PTA to finally establish a cyber vigilance division for monitoring unlawful online content

Pakistani Telecommunication Authority is finally establishing a cyber vigilance division department for monitoring complaints against unlawful online content under...

Jan 22 · >

Cybercriminals earned over $57 million by hiding mining malware in forked projects on GitHub

Crypto mining malware hijackers net $1.2 million a month for the past 4 years, as Github inadvertently becomes the...

Jan 12 · >

Careem hacked, 14 million users’ personal data stolen by massive cyber-attack

Careem, the ride-hailing company recently informed the public that it has identified a massive cyber-attack involving the unauthorized access...

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Apr 24 · >

Massive Cyber Attacks could cost us $53 billion

Lloyd’s of London, an insurance market based in England, has released a report according to which a massive cyber...

Jul 19 · >

Cyber harassment report has been revealed by the Digital Rights Foundation

Digital Rights Foundation (DRF) has unveiled a report which throws light on the cyber harassment cases as highlighted through...

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Apr 11 · >

#WeRejectCyberBill is trending in Pakistan

Yesterday, the Senate of Pakistan approved the controversial Cyber Crime Bill with some amendments to the original clauses mentioned...

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Jul 27 · >

First attempt made to curb cyber stalking in Pakistan

On 4th November 2015, a culprit named Amir Qayuum Janjua was arrested by FIA (Federal Investigation Agency) Islamabad, upon...

Nov 6 · >

Cyber-blackmail: A challenge for Pakistan

While the government is busy in developing a new cyber law,  many from Media, internet service providers, NGOs and...

Aug 27 · >

Punjab Govt Initiates Crackdown Against Illegal Loan Apps:

Lahore: The Punjab government has taken the initiative and decided to take strict action against cyber crimes. The govt...

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Jul 18 · >

Government Intensifies Crackdown, Blocks Over 43 Illegal Loan Apps

Federal IT Minister says that an awareness campaign should definitely be started to make people aware about such frauds,...

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Jul 18 · >

Twitter Hacker ‘Joseph O Connor’ Responsible For 2020 Breach Sentenced To Prison

A UK citizen who took part in the massive breach of the 2020 hack of Twitter has been sentenced...

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Jun 26 · >

Soaring Dollar Rates Cause Disruption in Pakistan’s Tech Industry

The skyrocketing dollar rate in Pakistan has resulted in a significant spike in the prices of devices such as...

Jun 20 · >

PTA Conducts Another Successful Raid Against Illegal SIM Cards

Conducted in Mingora Swat, the raid was conducted in collaboration with PTA Zonal Office Peshawar and the FIA Cyber...

Feb 17 · >

Chinese Hackers Stole Millions Worth Of U.S COVID Relief Funds:Secret Service

Washington:On Monday, Secret Service reported that  Chinese Hackers have stolen millions of dollars worth of U.S COVID Relief Funds...

Dec 6 · >

PTA Fails to Stop SIM Fraud Despite Complaints Continue To Stack

Islamabad: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority(PTA) has failed to stop scammers using mobile phones to rob people. Despite all the...

Oct 20 · >

Pakistani Judge residing in Gujranwala loses half a million in online fraud

In recent news, an Additional District and Sessions Judge who resides in Gujranwala lost more than Rs. 500,000 in...

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Jan 18 · >