Illegal call centre busted in Karachi’s DHA

Karachi: The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency conducted a raid in DHA Phase II Extension and uncovered an organised illegal call centre operation.

According to officials, the operation revealed that call centre agents had been impersonating employees of foreign banks and using spoofing techniques to deceive individuals.

Authorities stated that preliminary analysis indicated the illegal call centre had been targeting foreign nationals by posing as bank representatives in order to obtain sensitive information.

The data allegedly included social security numbers, telephone numbers, dates of birth, mothers’ names, and CVV codes.

Officials further stated that the acquired data was allegedly being used to make unauthorised charges through merchant accounts for financial gain.

During the raid, authorities recovered 10 laptops, six mobile phones, and multiple digital devices containing banking data belonging to thousands of foreign citizens. All equipment and related evidence were seized at the scene.

Authorities added that seven suspects had been arrested and a case had been registered against them.

Physical remand of the accused had also been obtained, while the confiscated equipment had been sent for technical analysis.