Fake Govt Websites Are Actively Stealing Public Data

Notably, the National CERT (NCERT) has cautioned citizens concerning a number of fake websites pretending to belong to major Pakistani administration and public sector institutions.

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• The identified websites were classified as active threats, with threat scores ranging from 87 to 99 percent on the National CERT monitoring platform.
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• Another suspicious website, secure-login-punjabsafecities.com, was discovered impersonating Punjab Safe Cities and targeting users for credential theft.
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In practice, the National CERT's Threat Intelligence Centre discovered a number of active websites being applied to impersonate institutions including NADRA, FBR and HEC, with the apparent aim of stealing users' login details and other sensitive information.

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As a malicious domain targeting NADRA users for credential theft on October 4, the monitoring system identified a suspicious website, secure-login-nadra.com. Similar fake websites were additionally detected while impersonating the Federal Board of Revenue and Higher Education Commission.

In practice, the threat was not limited to these institutions. National CERT additionally detected phishing websites using the names of the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority, Federal Investigation Agency, Directorate General Immigration & Passports, Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan, Benazir Income Backing Programme and Prime Minister's Youth Programme.

In practice, the identified websites were classified as active threats, with threat scores ranging from 87 to 99 percent on the National CERT monitoring platform.

Notably, the monitoring platform indicated that the suspicious domains were still active. The listed websites were registered through NameCheap Inc., indicating that the campaign is using the names of trusted public institutions to create fake websites appear legitimate.

National CERT is continuing to monitor phishing and impersonation attempts targeting organizations in Pakistan and abroad. US Senator Wants Permanent Ban on Artificial Superintelligence.

Citizens have been advised to be particularly careful when clicking links or opening login pages claiming to belong to administration institutions.

Users should verify websites before entering passwords, account details or other sensitive information and avoid providing credentials on suspicious or unverified platforms. Stay Connected with ProPakistani.

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Taken together, the developments around fake Govt Websites Are Actively Stealing Public Data point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.