The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) on Friday revealed that security agencies have foiled hacking attempts targetting senior government officials’ mobile phones to obtain sensitive information. A statement released by the PMO maintained that hackers posing as senior government officials and bureaucrats were trying to obtain information through mobile hacking links on WhatsApp. The PMO has instructed all government officials to be “vigilant and not respond to any such message”. The statement further stated that Pakistan’s security agencies are “fully alert in this matter”. The dark web, or darknet, is a part of the internet that lies beyond the reach of search engines.

Source: Pakistan Today August 26, 2023 06:22 UTC