Personal data of 2.7m Pakistanis compromised from NADRA record

The government formed the JIT after a cyber security incident that took place in March 2023.

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Personal data of 2.7m Pakistanis is reported to have been stolen from the database of the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA).

A joint investigation team (JIT) has confirmed serious breach of data in its report submitted to the Ministry of Interior,

The JIT stated that the data theft took place between 2019 and 2023.

JIT was headed by Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) official Syed Waqaruddin comprised representatives of sensitive agencies and Nadra’s nominees.

Source pervy to JIT claimed that report has identified that the data theft took place from the Multan, Karachi, and Peshawar offices of Nadra.

The stolen data was allegedly moved from Multan to Peshawar before it finally reached Dubai, the sources said.

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