Massive Breach Exposes Personal Data of 2.7 Million Pakistanis from Nadra

A joint investigation team (JIT) has recently made a shocking revelation, according to which the personal data of about 2.7 million Pakistanis has been stolen from the NADRA database. This is a serious breach of data and exposes vulnerabilities in the National Database and Registration Authority databases. A major media platform broke the news.

The JIT made these revelations in its report submitted to the Ministry of Interior, adding that the data was stolen between 2019 and 2023. The JIT was headed by the Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) official Syed Waqaruddin and comprised of representatives of sensitive agencies and Nadra’s nominees.

As per the sources, the JIT concluded investigations into the massive scandal of a possible breach of Nadra’s database and the officials related to the case at the Ministry of Interior are examining the contents of the report compiled by the panel.

Moreover, the JIT report has identified that the data theft took place in big cities like Multan, Karachi, and Peshawar offices of Nadra. The team has also called for action against the related senior officials of the authority, whose negligent behavior led to this enormous data theft.

The sources also revealed that the stolen data was allegedly moved from Multan to Peshawar before it finally reached Dubai.

The JIT report has claimed that there is proof that the stolen Nadra data was later sold in Argentina and Romania. The government formed the JIT after a cyber security incident took place in March 2023.