Three months ago, the finance ministry said that its official data about email communication with friendly countries and financial institutions had been hacked.
As far as we were told by the hackers, they had official data from 2012 to 2022, and they shared it with us for free. Aamir Atta, the CEO of a social media platform, said Tuesday night: “We checked it out and then we put it up.” He said it was ironic that cyber attacks were all over the place, and a lot of data was leaked in a big way.
The hacker reached out to this site in Pakistan and shared just a small amount of data with them. A message from the Ministry of Finance that had important information for Pakistan’s economy and security was found to be official, according to a report.
When it first came up, a ministry spokesperson said nothing of the kind had happened. When a senior official was called, he said the ministry would soon make a statement.
Later, the ministry said that news had spread on social media about a hacking attempt and a leak of official data, so they said that. It is said that a hacking incident that was reported three months ago is the subject of this news storey. After that, quick steps were taken and a thorough cyber security audit was conducted. The truthfulness of the news has not been proven.
Meanwhile, the Finance Division has put in place a number of steps and protocols to make its IT infrastructure and official data even more secure from cyberattacks, the statement said.