Thousands of Pakistani Bank Accounts undergoes a Massive Hack

Guwahati: The Pakistani authorities state that the bank accounts of thousands of individuals have been hacked and a massive amount of money has been stolen last month.

After several complaints launched by several individuals, the officials of the cyber crime wing of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has launched a probe. As per reports, the cyber-attacks were launched on October 27 and 28 and 8,000 customers’ data stolen from about a dozen banks.

Pakistani bank, Bank Islami reports that Rs 2.6 million was stolen through international payment cards on October 27. The bank also confirmed that it had shut down its international and online payments systems and have also notified the central bank. The bank also stated that the initially stolen amount of 2.6 million rupees had been returned to customers' accounts.

A former chief scientist of Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) also approached the Supreme Court with a complaint that Rs 3 million was stolen from his account.

A bank official said, “Banks are trying to cover up as it will erode their credibility. The account holders are not coming up to complain as they are being compensated by the banks. So we do not know how many people exactly have been affected.”

Speaking on this matter, State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said that it had already instructed banks to properly scrutinize every lender.

A central bank statement says, “It has been noted with concern news items reporting that the data of most banks have been hacked. SBP categorically rejects such reports,” a statement from the central bank said.

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