ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA REPORT ) United States (US) Democratic Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz fired a Pakistani-origin information technology (IT) staffer following his arrest on a bank fraud charge at a Virginia airport where he was attempting to fly to Lahore. Wasserman Schultz spokesman David Damron said Imran Awan was firedRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA REPORT ) In the wake of a sophisticated surveillance operation and a detailed investigation, Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has been able to unearth and act against a financial cybercrime. A self-styled stock market guru who gave self-serving investment tips to the public on FacebookRead More →
LAHORE ( MEDIA REPORT ) A women has filed a petition in a district and sessions court, seeking FIR against a person allegedly operating a Facebook ID in her name The Express Tribune reported. Shagufta Rani submitted in court on Monday that her husband not only kicked her out fromRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA REPORT ) An executive magistrate in Azad Jammu and Kashmir’s (AJK) lakeside city of Mirpur on Sunday remanded three suspects in police custody for a week over charges of their alleged involvement in fraudulent withdrawal of cash through cloned automated teller machine (ATM) cards. Dawn reported. SeniorRead More →
LAHORE ( HAFEEZ REPORT ) The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has voiced grave concern over government representatives’ statements regarding trying a key political leader under the cyber crime law. The Commission also expressed serious alarm over some parliamentarians seeking to malign the country’s leading human rights defender forRead More →
NEW DELHI ( MEDIA REPORT ) The Supreme Court of India, on Monday, issued notice to tech giants Google India, Yahoo, Microsoft, Facebook on their role in curbing rising cybercrimes in India. The top court, in November, had sought response from the Centre on what actions it had taken inRead More →
KARACHI ( MEDIA REPORT ) Pakistan Rangers Sindh on Friday claimed to have busted a group involved in cyber crime and arrested four people from Gulshan-e-Iqbal area of the city. The suspects named Muhammad Javed Khan, Salahuddin, Shah Nawaz Hussain Siddiqui, and Zulfiqar Ali were part of a network operatedRead More →
ISLAMABAD (MEDIA REPORT ) Following the passing of the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act, 2016, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) has nominated a district and sessions judge and a civil judge as presiding officers of the court to hear cyber crime cases. District and Sessions Judge Iram Niazi had beenRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA REPORT ) The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has arrested a man who allegedly posted revealing pictures of a woman on Facebook and tried to blackmail her. FIA officials said Sheikh Tauqeer Ahmed had allegedly created a fake Facebook account of a woman* and uploaded her compromising pictures.Read More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA REPORT ) Federal Cabinet today approved Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) as the “designated agency” to deal with cyber crimes under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) 2016. This was done during a Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif where an 18-point agenda was alsoRead More →
LAHORE ( MEDIA REPORT ) The Punjab Police have decided to ask tech giant Apple’s help in decoding the iPhone of slain model Qandeel Baloch, real name Fauzia Azeem. The 26-year-old, who was popular for posting risque videos and statements on Facebook, was killed by her brother two months ago. SheRead More →
PESHAWAR ( MEDIA REPORT ) Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Tuesday issued release order of a chartered accountant on bail who has been charged with creating a fake account on face book in the name of a girl and uploading objectionable videos on it. A single bench of Justice SyedRead More →