3 arrested in Pakistan over alleged fraud targeting Canadian banks — Pajhwok

KABUL (Pajhwok): Pakistani authorities have arrested three nationals accused of being part of a network that allegedly used artificial intelligence to forge documents and defraud Canadian banks, in collaboration with four Indian nationals living in Canada. According to India Today, Pakistan’s National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) announced the discovery of the alleged network at a news conference in Lahore. Atif Amir, the agency’s deputy director, said the network comprised three Pakistani nationals and four Indian nationals residing in Canada. He said the four Indian suspects used artificial intelligence to create fake passports and photographs, which they sent to their alleged accomplices in Pakistan. The Pakistani suspects allegedly used the forged documents to open accounts remotely with major Canadian banks. They reportedly used a specialised browser called Dolphin Anty to bypass identity verification systems. According to Pakistani officials, once the accounts were activated, credit cards were sent to individuals in Canada. These individuals allegedly used the cards up to their full credit limits before destroying them. The NCCIA identified the three arrested Pakistani suspects as Subhan Butt, Gulraiz Butt and Muhammad Nauman. It named the four alleged Indian accomplices in Canada as Deep Singh, Parjeet Singh, Harpreet Singh and Gurleen Singh. According to the report, investigators recovered four mobile phones, four laptops and printed copies of passports suspected of being…