Pakistanis Make Arrest in Ransom-Hacking Case

["Fergie" <fergdawg () netzero net>]

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Via SC Magazine Online.

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Pakistani authorities last week made the country's first arrest in a
"hacking-for-ransom" case.

The Pakistani Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) announced the arrest last
week at a press conference, reported The Daily Times of Pakistan.

According to the FIA's Ammar Hussain Jaffari, the agency nabbed Waqas Abrar
for hacking into e-mail systems of the Center for Development and Peace
Initiative (CDPI). Abrar allegedly gained access to a account, changed its
passwords to deny the company access and then demanded over 40,000
Pakistani Rupees to restore access.

Abrar is suspected of installing spying software on systems in internet
cafes in Islamabad and was planning to hack 20 more email accounts for
similar ransom amounts, according to press reports. The FIA arrested the
23-year-old Islamabad resident at one of these cafes.

He faces seven years in prison and a 1-million-rupee fine for his alleged
offense.

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More:
http://www.scmagazine.com/uk/news/article/609307/pakistanis-arrest-ransom-h
acking-case/

Also, the folks over at Websense Security Labs also posted an
alert this afternoon on a very similar issue:

 http://www.websense.com/securitylabs/alerts/alert.php?AlertID=714

- - ferg

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