NCCIA Investigation Leads To Recovery Of Sensitive Citizen Data In Lahore
NCCIA investigates alleged illegal data acquisition case in Lahore and recovers three terabytes of sensitive and personal information.
NCCIA investigates alleged illegal data acquisition case in Lahore and recovers three terabytes of sensitive and personal information.
NCCIA Lahore has dismantled a group accused of illegally acquiring and selling sensitive telecom subscribers’ data, recovering multiple digital devices and registering cases under Peca 2016 and Pakistan Penal Code.
Cybersecurity professionals are advising individuals to verify the authenticity of organizations before sharing CNICs, photographs, and sensitive documents for free certification, laptop, or Cyber Hero Card programs.
PTCL and Ufone have achieved PCI DSS v4.0.1 certification for 2026 from Risk Associates EMEA & Asia after an independent assessment of their cloud infrastructure and cardholder data environment, validating strong security controls for payment data protection.
National CERT and NITB held their second training session on cyber security, AI, data privacy, and e-office under the directives of the Ministry of IT and Telecommunication Pakistan to strengthen digital governance and national cyber resilience.
NITB and National CERT Pakistan held a training session on cybersecurity, AI, data privacy, and e-office practices to strengthen national digital defense and promote secure governance.
AppCloud, an Israeli-founded preinstalled app on Samsung smartphones in WANA, is harvesting user data without consent and raising legal and ethical questions in the region.
A Nadra official and his associate were arrested in Hyderabad by NCCIA for unauthorized access and sale of citizens’ personal data via WhatsApp groups.