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ISLAMABAD: The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) has busted a gang allegedly selling sensitive personal data of government officers to foreign entities, arresting four people in South Punjab.
NCCIA Director General Syed Khurram Ali told a press conference on Friday that the group was obtaining and selling call records, CNICs and passports of key officers.
The arrested suspects were identified as Arshad Tariq, Arham Bari, Anam Sabir and Mohammad Rizwan. Forensic examinations of their mobile phones have been conducted.
Ali said the suspects were sharing the data with foreign intelligence agencies, calling it “organised espionage and cybercrime.”
