36 complaints were filed against the recruiting, funding, and planning of terrorism in 2017, while 442 complaints were filed against the unlawful issuing of Mobile SIM Cards by the Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) Cyber Crime Wing (CCW).
According to a CCW document, the organization received 102,772 complaints in 2021, of which 80,803 have been verified. Additionally, 1,213 inquiries were turned into cases after 15,973 inquiries were submitted in response to confirmed complaints. 1,306 offenders were detained in connection with the recorded crimes, and complete fines for 591 of the cases were filed to the court of law.
According to the study, there were 30,380 complaints total for electronic fraud. During that time, the department received 16,335 complaints about unauthorized access to information systems or data, 15,335 complaints about cyberstalking, and 11,466 complaints about offenses against a person’s dignity. The information also revealed that the CCW filed complaints for 24 distinct sorts of offenses that occurred under its purview.
During that time, Pakistanis also filed some 20,000 complaints that were later found to be unfounded or irrelevant.
The CCW filed 183 complaints for unauthorized data copying or transmission, 96 complaints for tampering with information systems, 82 complaints for unauthorized access to information systems supporting critical infrastructure, and 28 complaints for unauthorized data copying or transmission supporting critical infrastructure.
Additional 549 complaints were made against electronic forgery, cyberterrorism, approved vital infrastructure information systems, glorification of crime, and the creation, acquisition, or supply of offensive device(s).
In addition, the CCW received 2,327 complaints about the improper use of identifying information, 442 about the unauthorized issuing of SIM cards, 18 about tampering with communication tools, and 901 about violations against minors and natural persons’ modesty.
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