NCCIA arrests three in honey-trap, cyber blackmail

The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) Lahore arrested three suspects in Multan for their alleged involvement in a honey-trap and cyber blackmail network on Wednesday. According to an NCCIA spokesperson, the suspects allegedly used fake identities on social media to establish contact with citizens and subsequently blackmailed them to extort large sums of money. […]

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