Mass Arrests in Pakistan Target Long-Running ‘Heartsender’ Malware Operation

Global ‘Heartsender’ phishing operation dismantled as Pakistani authorities arrest 21 in sweeping cybercrime crackdown.

Coordinated raids disrupt decade-long malicious operation

Pakistan’s National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) has arrested 21 people alleged to be behind “Heartsender,” a malware and phishing infrastructure that covertly supported global fraud networks for over a decade.

The arrests took place during raids in Lahore and Multan on May 15 and 16, targeting individual