Pakistan's FIA Establishes Dark Web Investigation Unit

FIA sets up dark web investigation unit to trace criminals hiding in shadowy realm

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has set up a dedicated dark web investigation unit to track and prosecute criminals operating in the shadowy realm, to effectively counter threats to the country’s interests emanating from encrypted online platforms, officials said on Saturday. Housed in the state-of-the-art National Command and Control Centre (NC3) at FIA headquarters, the unit will use modern technology to overcome obfuscation techniques employed by criminals to identify the...

By [email protected] (Iftikhar A. Khan)