Customer data from almost all Pakistani banks was stolen in a recent security breach, according to Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency (FIA). Hundreds of cases of cyber attacks have been registered with the FIA, its cyber-crime chief, Yousuf Khilji confirmed, while Russian cybersecurity company Group IB reported that a significant amount of Pakistani credit and debit card information had been uploaded to dark web forums. The FIA did not specify the date of any breaches, but stated that several arrests have been made and that banks with “weak” security would be held responsible.
Customer data from almost all Pakistani banks was stolen in a recent security breach, according to Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency (FIA). Hundreds of cases of cyber attacks have been registered with the FIA, its cyber-crime chief, Mohammad Shoaib confirmed, while Russian cybersecurity company Group IB reported that a significant amount of Pakistani credit and debit card information had been uploaded to dark web forums. The FIA did not specify the date of any breaches, but stated that several arrests have been made and that banks with “weak” security would be held responsible.