NCCIA Reveals People Behind Illegal Call Centres in Pakistan

Foreign nationals are running illegal call-centre operations in Pakistan while someone is selling sensitive administration data to overseas buyers, according to the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA).

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• NCCIA authorities informed the Senate IT committee that Chinese, Vietnamese, Myanmar and other foreign nationals were among those involved in fraudulent call-centre activities.
• The NCCIA additionally disclosed weaknesses in Pakistan's visa screening and pressed stronger coordination between administration institutions and financial regulators to counter organized cybercrime.
• The committee was separately briefed regarding a gang accused of obtaining and selling sensitive information of senior administration officers to foreign entities.

NCCIA authorities informed the Senate IT committee that Chinese, Vietnamese, Myanmar and other foreign nationals were among those involved in fraudulent call-centre activities. Some suspects allegedly entered Pakistan on visit visas and were already known to authorities in their home countries. PTA Chairman Explains Why TikTok Live Still Works in Pakistan.

Meanwhile, the committee was separately briefed regarding a gang accused of obtaining and selling sensitive information of senior administration officers to foreign entities. Earlier NCCIA findings in the case included call records, CNICs and passports of key authorities.

Authorities stated authorities have recovered funds in some call-centre investigations and returned funds to victims.

Notably, the NCCIA additionally disclosed weaknesses in Pakistan's visa screening and pressed stronger coordination between administration institutions and financial regulators to counter organized cybercrime. Stay Connected with ProPakistani.

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