{
  "id": 12185144,
  "title": "Fake Govt Websites Are Actively Stealing Public Data",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/fake-govt-websites-are-actively-stealing-public-data",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-05T15:11:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ProPakistani",
    "slug": "propakistani",
    "url": "https://propakistani.pk/2026/10/05/fake-govt-websites-are-actively-stealing-public-data/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The National CERT has issued a warning to citizens about the existence of fake websites that are designed to impersonate major Pakistani government and public sector institutions. These fraudulent sites have been identified as potential threats to user security, as they aim to steal login credentials and other sensitive personal information. Among the institutions targeted are NADRA, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), and the Higher Education Commission (HEC). The National CERT's Threat Intelligence Centre identified a suspicious website, secure-login-nadra.com, on October 4th, which was specifically designed to target NADRA users in an attempt to steal their credentials. Similar fake websites were also detected that impersonate other public sector bodies, including the Federal Investigation Agency, Benazir Income Support Programme, and the Prime Minister's Youth Programme. The threat posed by these websites is significant, with the National CERT assigning them a threat score ranging from 87 to 99 percent on their monitoring platform. One particular website, secure-login-punjabsafecities.com, was found to be impersonating Punjab Safe Cities and was also classified as an active threat. The National CERT believes that the campaign behind these fake websites is using the names of trusted public institutions to make the fraudulent sites appear legitimate. The monitoring platform has confirmed that these suspicious domains are still active. National CERT is currently continuing its monitoring efforts to identify and address any additional phishing or impersonation attempts targeting organizations in Pakistan and abroad. Citizens have been advised to exercise extreme caution when clicking on links or opening login pages that claim to belong to government institutions. The National CERT recommends that users verify the authenticity of websites before entering any passwords, account details, or other sensitive information, and should avoid providing credentials on any platforms that have not been verified as legitimate.",
  "summary": "The National CERT (NCERT) has warned citizens about a number of fake websites pretending to belong to major Pakistani government … Read More The post Fake Govt Websites Are Actively Stealing Public Data appeared first on ProPakistani .",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}