Almost 900,000 hacking incidents occur everyday: IT minister
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Thursday, Federal Secretary of Information Technology Syed Aminul Haque said there are more than 900,000 hacking incidents in Pakistan every day.
The IT minister praised his ministry when addressing an event in Islamabad and said his ministry thwarts 900,000 hacking attempts every day. “Your IT staff stays awake so you can sleep peacefully,” said Haque.
He said the 2021 National Broadband Policy and National Cyber Policy had been uploaded to the IT ministry website while the edition spectrum was being worked on.
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The minister said a project worth Rs 250 million had been launched in Jhelum and Chakwal, while agreements worth billions of rupees were signed in KP as the government sees a stable internet connection across the country.