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Serious breach of cellphone users’ data

Posted on October 31, 2022 by Dissent

The News (Pakistan) reports:

The personal data of the subscribers of the telecom companies operating in Pakistan has once again been seriously compromised as various mobile applications and web portals are providing access to individual subscribers’ data on the internet.

Recently, a video of a mobile application named ‘Asan Bash’ went viral on social media claiming to provide access to the data of users through their mobile numbers. According to this video, anyone can have access to the CNIC numbers, family tree and other information of any individual by simply entering the mobile number on this application.

The access to data through this application is a massive breach of the personal data of telecom companies’ users.

Read more at The News (PK)


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