Personal data of 2.7 million Pakistanis leaked from government records
An investigation confirmed that personal data of 2.7 million Pakistani citizens had leaked from government records over a period of five years. The leaked data was personal information stored in a national database.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- Being confirmed
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Personal data of 2.7 million Pakistani citizens
- Cause / method
- Not confirmed
- Location
- Pakistan
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Timeline
- An investigation revealed that personal data of 2.7 million Pakistani citizens had been leaked over five years.
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