NCCIA arrests man over massive data breach involving millions of Pakistanis Dialogue Pakistan
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ppThe National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency NCCIA has arrested a man for allegedly selling the personal data of millions of Pakistani citizens online officials said on Friday A hard disk reportedly containing sensitive information was recovered from the suspect highlighting the scale of the breach ppThe suspect has been identified as Anees Ahmed Shah a resident of Bhakkar who is now under interrogation and faces a registered case for his alleged role According to the agency Shah was operating more than ten separate websites to facilitate the sale of citizens personal data obtained from the black market ppAuthorities recovered a oneterabyte hard disk from Shahs possession The disk allegedly contained millions of personal records The discovery came after Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi ordered an investigation into reports of widespread data leaks The NCCIA formed a special investigation committee which resulted in the arrest after several days of inquiry ppShahs arrest was followed by prior findings that 139 online platforms including mobile apps websites and socialmedia accounts were involved in illegally trading Pakistani citizens data ppReports further reveal the distressing nature of this market websites offering mobilephone locations national identity card numbers travel records and call logs for sale ppInvestigators say the network is still active and that Shahs arrest is just the start Authorities are working to identify additional members of this mafia and shut down other websites that remain operational The case highlights wider concerns about Pakistans datasecurity frameworks and the vulnerability of personal information in the digital ecosystem ppAs the investigation expands further arrests are expected to prevent such large scale data breaches and illicit datatrading networks from taking rootpp pp
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ppThe National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency NCCIA has arrested a man for allegedly selling the personal data of millions of Pakistani citizens online officials said on Friday A hard disk reportedly containing sensitive information was recovered from the suspect highlighting the scale of the breach ppThe suspect has been identified as Anees Ahmed Shah a resident of Bhakkar who is now under interrogation and faces a registered case for his alleged role According to the agency Shah was operating more than ten separate websites to facilitate the sale of citizens personal data obtained from the black market ppAuthorities recovered a oneterabyte hard disk from Shahs possession The disk allegedly contained millions of personal records The discovery came after Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi ordered an investigation into reports of widespread data leaks The NCCIA formed a special investigation committee which resulted in the arrest after several days of inquiry ppShahs arrest was followed by prior findings that 139 online platforms including mobile apps websites and socialmedia accounts were involved in illegally trading Pakistani citizens data ppReports further reveal the distressing nature of this market websites offering mobilephone locations national identity card numbers travel records and call logs for sale ppInvestigators say the network is still active and that Shahs arrest is just the start Authorities are working to identify additional members of this mafia and shut down other websites that remain operational The case highlights wider concerns about Pakistans datasecurity frameworks and the vulnerability of personal information in the digital ecosystem ppAs the investigation expands further arrests are expected to prevent such large scale data breaches and illicit datatrading networks from taking rootpp pp
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