Stolen data from 'almost all' Pakistan banks goes on sale on dark web

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https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/pakistan-banks-data-stolen-dark-web-hackers-cyber-security-breach-a8630176.html

By Anthony Cuthbertson
The Independent
November 12, 2018

Hackers sole customer data from "almost all major Pakistani banks" and 
placed it on the dark web, the country's cyber-crime chief has revealed.

The comments from Mohammad Shoaib, director of Pakistan's Federal 
Investigation Agency (FIA), follow a report from cyber security firm 
Group-IB that private bank data had been compromised. Group-IB discovered 
the details for sale in forums on the dark web -- a section of the 
internet only accessible using specialist software.

"Almost all [Pakistani] banks' data has been breached. According to the 
reports that we have, most of the banks have been affected," Mr Shoaib 
told Geo News.

"More than 100 cases [of cyber attacks] have been registered with the FIA 
and are under investigation. We have made several arrests in the case, 
including that of an international gang."

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