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Information Ministry’s fake news buster Twitter account gets fabricated in a day

The Ministry of Information and Broadcast launched yesterday, a Twitter account FakeNewsBusterMoIB to curb the spread of misinformation and...

Oct 2 · >

Momo Challenge and Blue Whale Game banned in Pakistan

The games like Momo Challenge and Blue Whale are a menace to any society. These games have reportedly been...

Sep 3 · >

FIA arrests a man in Lahore for blackmailing a lady on Facebook

The Federal Investigation Agency arrested a man named Saqib Ali on Wednesday night in Lahore who was responsible for...

Aug 11 · >

FIA arrests a medical student for harassing girls online

The Cyber Crime Wing of Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) has arrested a medical student from Nowshehra Medical College on...

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Jun 20 · >

26 out of 115 top VPNs are secretly collecting your personal information

Well, VPNs (virtual private networks) comes handy for most of the users who are unable to access certain websites...

Mar 27 · >

FIA arrests a man accused of harassing and blackmailing a woman online

The Cyber Crime Cell of Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) in Lahore arrested a man on Tuesday from Faisalabad, who...

Feb 28 · >

Pakistan’s internet landscape observes increased threats

Pakistan is one of those countries which are still facing serious threats to their internet landscape. Although, efforts are...

Dec 26 · >

North Korea is stacking Bitcoins to dodge UN sanctions

According to the report of a cyber security firm, FireEye, North Korean state-sponsored hackers are increasing attacks on cryptocurrency...

Sep 13 · >

Blue Whale is a game encouraging people to commit suicide

Games, whether indoor or outdoor, are a great source of joy and entertainment for teenagers. However, in recent times...

Aug 22 · >

Azad Kashmir government to take strict action against online abuse

Online abuse and unethical content on social sites are increasing while governments and concerned authorities around the world are...

Aug 11 · >

A man gets 13-year jail sentence for posting sectarian content on social media

Sectarian and religious violence is not only limited to specific areas of Pakistan, the whole country is burning in...

Jul 14 · >

Pakistan wants to associate Facebook accounts with mobile numbers

Facebook has been asked by the Pakistani government to link all of its accounts with the user mobile numbers....

Jul 12 · >

A man from Peshawar gets 12 year jail sentence for harassing woman on social site

The Federal Investigation Department of Pakistan(FIA) has arrested a man from Peshawar for creating a fake profile of a...

Jul 12 · >

3000 Complaints Received by PTA for Blasphemous Content on Social Media

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has stated that it received north of 3000 complaints concerning blasphemous content on social media....

May 10 · >

IT Ministry to introduce Data Protection Act in Pakistan within three months

Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication (MoITT) is planning to introduce Data Protection Act (DPA) in order to protect...

Apr 6 · >

Amidst gender disparity, these women are re-defining Pakistan’s entrepreneurial landscape

Women in South Asia face societal constraints and discrimination based on deeply entrenched values and perceptions about women’s role...

Mar 8 · >

Bloggers detained by FIA for posting fake images online

According to a report by ProPakistani, few bloggers have gone missing after appearing before FIA Cyber Crime Wing Islamabad...

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Jan 1 · >

Rightjobs.pk ordered by intellectual property tribunal to stop copying job listings from Rozee.pk

Pakistan, like many other third world countries, is currently in process of realizing the importance of online services. With...

Sep 27 · >

Pakistani hacker breaches Indian bank’s website

A Pakistani hacker, Faisal 1337, had attacked a renowned Indian lender, Canara Bank’s website, on 2nd August. Faisal injected...

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Aug 11 · >

Pakistan’s Internet Landscape does not appear very promising, new report says

Pakistan is at the edge of a digital transformation. While the state of Internet penetration appears to have bettered,...

Aug 6 · >

Pakistan witnesses sharp increase in the Facebook-related complaints

The data released by Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Cyber Crime Wing Punjab Center indicated that the Facebook-related complaints in...

Jul 12 · >

Indian management institute’s website hacked by Pakistani hackers

The website of an Indian management institute appears to have been compromised by a group of hackers from Pakistan....

Jul 9 · >

FIA arrests Chinese hacker for skimming bank ATM

A young Chinese national was arrested on Saturday by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) for stealing data from a...

Jun 28 · >

Pakistani Women’s right activist wins Atlantic Council Digital Freedom Award

Women’s right activist, Nighat Dad, has become the second Pakistani ever to receive the prestigious Atlantic Council Digital Freedom...

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Jun 5 · >