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The Economic Times
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China, India-linked hacking groups targeted Pakistani law enforcement, report says

Multiple ​Pakistani law enforcement agencies were targeted in separate hacking campaigns linked to groups associated with China and India, researchers at cybersecurity firm SentinelOne said on Thursday. The campaigns offer a glimpse into foreign efforts to gather information on Pakistan's security challenges including militant violence, tensions with Afghanistan and ‌the country's economic collaboration ⁠with China. "When ⁠multiple cyberespionage actors operate against law enforcement institutions of a single state, the convergence itself is a signal of target value," Aleksandar Milenkoski, a principal threat ​researcher at SentinelOne, wrote in a blog published on Thursday.

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