The data system of the Punjab Land Record Authority (PLRA) was recently accessed by an unidentified hacking gang in an attempt to tamper with the Land Record Management Information System. Soon after the hacking attempt was discovered, the authorities tightened its security.
On Wednesday, 24NewsHD made the details public via its TV station. The research confirms that PLRA has recently improved security.
A letter from the authority's Additional Director General to the Secretary of the Board of Revenue also discussed the breach and additional security measures for the authority's data system. The Director General informed the board that a number of rural centers and land record centers were used by these unidentified hackers to set up fake accounts and access data from the Land Records System using fake CNIC numbers.
All authorized employees at the Land Record Centers and Rural Centers Maal (Revenue) have been instructed to improve security by changing their login credentials and passwords since the hacking attempt. Operators will also need to use NADRA fingerprints to confirm their logins.
The Land Record System will also have the whole CNIC information for authorized operators, and false accounts will be subject to legal action.
Recent years have seen a significant increase in data breaches and leaks. Data from the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) was recently exposed without being compromised. However, a hack that exposed the data of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) resulted in the release of a significant amount of private information.
Although Pakistan's government officials have been concentrating on digitizing their procedures and apps, it is obvious that improved security measures are required for all of these technological advancements. However, it is also true that there is almost always a way to compromise a data system, regardless of how secure it is.
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