Overview
- The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency said on Friday, May 22, 2026 that it arrested four people from the same family in South Punjab over allegations they sold sensitive personal and security-related records to foreign agencies.
- Officials said the suspects sold information for only a few thousand rupees and that the data included details tied to important individuals and matters of national security.
- NCCIA investigators reported that many leaks were traced to authorised users inside government and private institutions who used their access to retrieve and pass on records.
- Special investigative committees have been set up in coordination with the State Bank of Pakistan in Karachi to probe banking and identity breaches, and authorities expect more arrests and possible disciplinary or legal action against implicated staff.
- Previous reporting from October 2024 documented a persistent online market selling citizens' phone locations, call records, travel details and ID copies at fixed prices, showing long-running oversight gaps the current probes aim to address.