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Cyber crime poses big threat to top businesses, report

Cybercrime is one of the biggest threat for top organizations face these days. Every day we hear news stories...

Jun 20 · >

FIA arrests PML-N’s youth wing leader over hateful content on social media

The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has arrested Waleed Butt, a leader of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) youth wing for...

Jun 18 · >

PTA and FIA should collaborate to resolve cyber crime complaints: NA committee

The Standing Committee of National Assembly (NA) of Pakistan on Information Technology & Telecommunication recently held a meeting in...

May 28 · >

Beware! “One-ring” scam is targeting Pakistanis via phone calls

A notorious one-ring scam is targeting Pakistanis on cellular networks using phone calls. Pakistani citizens are warning each other...

in Telecom
May 22 · >

FIA arrests a man who threatened a woman with sharing pictures on social media

In its effort to curb online harassment on social media, the Cyber Crime Wing of Federal Investigation Agency (FIA)...

May 7 · >

Dank memes: The rise of social media incel groups in Pakistan’s digital space

Incitement of violence against women and animals is considered a form of dark humor in such groups.   Mahrukh*,...

Apr 22 · >

5 reasons why banning TikTok is not the answer

TikTok app which was launched 3 years ago in China has now over 500 million users worldwide. For those...

Apr 19 · >

Even if your phone is buried hundred feet under the sea, it’s still not safe: Consumer Protection Pakistan

The information or data you delete from your mobile doesn’t get permanently deleted, it stays on the internet and...

in Mobile
Apr 19 · >

FIA arrested three men accused of Rs. 4 million Facebook fraud

The cyber crime wing of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has arrested three men for allegedly looting 4 million...

Apr 19 · >

Govt set to launch DIRBS & Cyber Crime Act in Gilgit Baltistan and AJ&K

The government on the instructions of Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication (MoITT) is all set to implement Cyber...

Apr 12 · >

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 · >

Over 50 fake social media accounts of Pakistani politicians taken down

Just after last month’s report, where members of the National Assembly Standing committee on IT and Telecom raised concerns...

Apr 10 · >

Facebook, Twitter response “not good” in addressing cyber crime complaints: FIA official

The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has told the National Assembly’s standing committee on Information Technology and Telecommunication that Facebook...

Apr 9 · >

FIA begins investigation of “social media campaign” against Saudi crown prince

The Federal Investigation Agency has launched an investigation against certain journalists and parties who allegedly executed (what government calls...

Mar 28 · >

Sending unwanted ‘good morning’ messages and stalking on social media is also harassment, Kashmala

Federal Ombudsperson for Protection against Harassment of Women at Workplace Kashmala Tariq has recently said that sending unnecessary, unwelcoming,...

Mar 20 · >

Child pornography is slowly becoming a business in Pakistan, says FIA official

According to the latest interview of Federal Investigation Agency’s Cybercrime Wing Director General Captain (r) Mohammad Shoaib with a...

Feb 18 · >

A Pakistani girl’s explicit images were leaked online, read how local security agencies and the community failed her

Nishita Jha, a news reporter working with Buzzfeed has covered the story of a Pakistani girl whose explicit images...

Feb 1 · >

FIA arrests man in Lahore involved in luring and blackmailing women into making inappropriate videos

The Cyber Crime wing of Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), on Wednesday, arrested a man from Lahore. The accused was...

Jan 26 · >

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 · >

Major Gen (R) Amir Azeem Bajwa appointed as the new PTA chairman

Major Gen (Retd) Amir Azeem Bajwa has been appointed by the federal cabinet as the new chairman of Pakistan...

in Telecom
Jan 18 · >

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 · >

SBP orders banks to end charges for SMS alerts

In a change to its existing policy, State Bank of Pakistan has ordered all banks and other financial service...

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Nov 30 · >

SBP Issues New Guidelines for Battling Online Fraud

In light of recent events, SBP has issued new guidelines to combat cybercrime and online fraud with policies going...

Nov 29 · >

Top 3 free courses in Digital Forensics

We have covered top 3 free cybersecurity courses earlier and now we will move on to another sub-field of...

Nov 14 · >