Tue, 21-Oct-2025

FIA warns of cybercriminals targeting WhatsApp accounts  

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ISLAMABAD: Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Cybercrime Circle has alerted the general public that WhatsApp accounts could be hacked on the pretext of degree verification.

It has been revealed that citizens’ WhatsApp has been hacked by cybercriminals posing as a representative of the Higher Education Commission (HEC).

The FIA ​​Cyber ​​Crime Circle has issued a warning to citizens saying that some criminal elements are contacting users on WhatsApp by pretending to be representatives of the HEC.

According to FIA officials, these persons send a code to the users on the pretext of degree verification and ask them to share it, and as soon as the users share the code, their WhatsApp account is hacked.

FIA has directed citizens not to share any code on any unknown message or call and inform FIA Cyber ​​Wing on receiving such call or message.

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FIA arrests suspect in sexual harassment case

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  • The accused was arrested by FIA from Adiala Road Rawalpindi.
  • The suspect used to post fake job advertisements on websites.
  • FIA recovered mobile phone and objectionable materials.

ISLAMABAD: Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Cybercrime Circle has arrested the accused of sexually harassing women on the pretense of modeling.

FIA spokesman said, the accused who sexually harassed her under the guise of modeling was arrested by Cyber ​​Crime Circle Islamabad from Adiala Road Rawalpindi.

The ​​spokesperson said, the accused used to post fake job advertisements on classified websites and pretended to be the owner of a modeling agency.

Spokesperson of FIA, the arrested accused used to lure women into his trap by putting up advertisements of wanted models, the accused also demanded objectionable photos and videos from several women in the name of employment.

The FIA ​​spokesperson said that the accused kept harassing and blackmailing women under the guise of objectionable photos.

The FIA recovered mobile phone and objectionable materials from the possession of the accused and investigation has been started.

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