Two held in Shangla for blackmail via fake loan apps
The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency said Peshawar Circle seized over 30 laptops and phones after uncovering fake Google Play loan apps used to harass borrowers' families.
Peshawar Circle of the NCCIA exposed an illegal loan app network in Shangla and arrested two suspects.
The suspects are accused of blackmailing thousands of citizens after gaining access to contacts and galleries.
More than 30 laptops and mobile phones were recovered, along with citizens' data, call records and contact lists.
Investigators say the fraud used fake loan apps listed on the Google Play Store.
A case has been registered under the PECA Act 2016; technical analysis of the devices is under way.