NCCIA unveils staggering hike in data theft, WhatsApp hacking
- 19-Feb-2026
ISLAMABAD: The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) has disclosed about mind-boggling hike in illegal access to data and WhatsApp hacking in Pakistan. “In a year, the NCCIA has received 1,57,465 complaints,” NCCIA said. “We have received 2,974 complaints about WhatsApp hacking and misuse,” the cybercrime agency stated. The cybercrime investigation agency conducted 1032 inquiries […]
PECA act enforced to prevent issuance of illegal passports, data theft
- 18-Dec-2023
ISLAMABAD: The caretaker government has enforced Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PICA) to prevent the issuance of illegal passports and data theft, ARY News reported. As per details, the PECA was imposed to permanently block the issuance of illegal passports to Afghans and other foreigners. The federal government has also declared six Directorate of Passport […]
Stolen data of five million people sold on bot markets
- 08-Dec-2022
Around five million people globally have had their data stolen and sold on the bot market till date, of which 600,000 are from India, making it the worst affected country, according to one of the world’s largest VPN serice providers NordVPN. Bot markets are used by hackers to sell stolen data from victims’ devices with […]
Personal data sharing via official Apps may lead to data theft, warns Saudi Arabia
- 07-May-2021
More than 70 per cent of smartphone apps are reporting personal data to third-party tracking companies like Google Analytics, the Facebook Graph API or Crashlytics.
Warning: Over 1 bln Android phones, tablets at risk of being hacked
- 07-Mar-2020
Around 40 per cent of Android-based users around the world having smartphones and tablets with older versions of the operation could be vulnerable to hackers.
British Airways faces $230 million fine over data theft
- 08-Jul-2019
The airline revealed last September that the credit card details of hundreds of thousands of its customers were stolen in an attack on its website and app.