ISLAMABAD: Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Director Cyber Wing Waqar Ahmed Chohan on Thursday said blackmailing and harassment over the social media portals were the most reported cyber crimes in the year 2018-19. The Director Cyber Wing told the committee that in 2019 FIA only managed to take up 27,000 cases due to shortage of investigators in the Wing. “It is anticipated as per the calculations that cyber crimes related cases will increase in the future and may go beyond 100,000 complaints a year,” he added. He said the Cyber Wing lacked locators to detect exact location of culprits committing cyber crimes, especially those involved in fraudulent and phishing phone calls, though the some agencies possessed the facility. He requested the print and electronic media to highlight 9911 Helpline of the FIA Cyber Crime Wing so that people should reach out the relevant forum to report serious crimes.

Source: Pakistan Today February 20, 2020 15:22 UTC