SafePK PAKISTAN CYBER SECURITY

Downloadable awareness kit & cybersecurity resources

High-resolution awareness print posters, safety guides, and digital roadmap folders are 100% free for Pakistani families, retail shops, public offices, and institutes.

SafePK Student Security Learning Roadmap

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STAGE ONE

Beginner Lounge

Learn how to create secure passwords and evaluate basic secure website HTTPS paths.

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STAGE TWO

Intermediate Shields

Learn to configure Wi-Fi routers, secure mobile devices, and detect spoofed email headers.

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STAGE THREE

Advanced Defence

Understand ethical penetration testing principles, OWASP Top-10 web bugs, and incident response management.

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GRADUATION

Guardian Certificate

Pass our interactive cyber safety assessment to receive an official, verifiable digital certificate.

📁 Downloadable high-res print posters

Anti WhatsApp OTP Scam Flyer

PDF Vector Format • Size: 2.4 MB • Print Ready

How SIM Clones biometric retailer Guide

PDF Poster • Size: 4.1 MB • Urdu translated version Included

Bank SMS Masking Phishing Wall Poster

PDF Vector • Size: 1.8 MB • School/Office layout specs

📰 Important cybersecurity articles

PAKISTAN CYBER CRIME LAW

PECA Act Overview: Your legal protection rights

Electronic Crimes Act provides up to 7 years imprisonment and serious fines against identity theft, blackmailing or online financial scams...

TRAINING MANUAL

Step-by-Step verification: Fake bank limits emails

Never submit pin code entries over forms domains having custom additions like payment-support-hbl.org...

Video Guides & Interactive Tutorials

WhatsApp Settings

WhatsApp Two-Step configuration tutorial

Length: 3:45 mins • Urdu Speech Voiceover • High density details

Spoofing Detection

How Bank SMS alphas mask codes are spoofed

Length: 5:12 mins • Detailed screen examples of SadaPay and HBL

SIM Biometrics

CNIC Sim biometric retail verify fraud checks

Length: 6:30 mins • PTA rules update and 668 SMS codes explanations

SafePK Interactive Security Glossary

Quickly search and understand essential cybersecurity terms in plain English & Urdu.

Phishing

Identities & Credential Theft

Fake links or messages designed to look exactly like your bank or official service to trick you into revealing passwords, usernames, or credit cards.

🇵🇰 Urdu: Jaali links ke zarye personal or bank accounts ka data chori karna.

OTP

One-Time Password

A temporary 6-digit numeric security code sent via SMS to verify login access or bank transactions. Never share this code on call!

🇵🇰 Urdu: Aik baar chalanay wala code jo transaction verify karne ke liye milta hai.

2FA / MFA

Two-Factor Authentication

An extra security layer (like WhatsApp PIN) which prevents hackers from accessing your account even if they somehow steal your password or SMS verification code.

🇵🇰 Urdu: Account par dohra taala lagana taake chori hone se bacha ja sakay.

Spoofing

Id & Header Masking

Faking a phone number or SMS header name (e.g. appearing as 'HBL' or a governmental helpline) to trick targets into believing a source is verified.

🇵🇰 Urdu: Kisi doosray ka number ya branded header fake banakar caller-id dhoka dena.

Ransomware

Data-Locking Extortion

Malicious apps that encrypt (scramble) your computer or mobile files, locking you out completely and demanding bitcoin payouts to get your decryption keys.

🇵🇰 Urdu: Files ko lock karne wala virus jo kholnay ke badlay bhata (payout) mangta hai.

Social Engineering

Human Psychology Exploits

Manipulating human emotions (like creating false banking emergencies, family warnings, or winners lures) to trick people into breaking absolute security policies.

🇵🇰 Urdu: Insaani jazbaat ke sath khel kar secret security details nikalwa lena.

SIM Swap

Carrier Identification Hijack

When a hacker registers your phone number on a duplicate SIM card, diverting all your SMS codes and bank OTPs to their private target devices.

🇵🇰 Urdu: Duplicate SIM jari karwa kar verification codes par qabza karna.

Malware

Malicious Applications

Secret malicious software (often hiding inside fake modified APK files) that monitors physical keystrokes, runs background screens, or captures logs silently.

🇵🇰 Urdu: Khufiya kharab softwares jo background me mobile ka data chori karte hain.

Vishing

Voice Phone Phishing

Scammers calling you disguised as Pak Army officers, bank staff, or FIA agents to create panic and steal your live OTP security codes.

🇵🇰 Urdu: Phone call par fauji officer ya bank numainda ban kar OTP mangna.

Smishing

SMS-based Phishing

Fraudulent text messages claiming you won cash prizes (e.g. BISP / Jeeto Pakistan) or that your courier parcel delivery failed, leading to fake login links.

🇵🇰 Urdu: SMS par inami schemes ya fake links bhej kar dhoka dena.

Sextortion

Online Blackmailing

When online blackmailers record fake video calls or hack intimate photos, requiring cash transfers (via EasyPaisa) under threats of leaking media to your family.

🇵🇰 Urdu: Shakhsi ya naseeba tasaveer/videos ke zarye blackmail kar ke paise mangna.

Keylogger

Keystroke Spy Tool

A stealth surveillance program or hardware device that records every key you press on your keyboard, instantly revealing password and credit card secrets.

🇵🇰 Urdu: Keyboard clicks ko record karne wala khufiya program jo passwords churata hai.

Data Breach

Information Leakage

When hackers break into corporate or government (e.g. telecom/delivery) databases and leak massive customer registration, CNIC, and password logs online.

🇵🇰 Urdu: Databases se aam awam ka sensitive data ya CNIC details chori hojana.

Carding

Credit Card Fraud

The unauthorized use of stolen or cloned credit card digits to purchase gift cards, prepaid services, or run fake checkouts on foreign sites.

🇵🇰 Urdu: Chori shuda debit ya credit cards se unauthorized khareedari karna.

DDoS Attack

Distributed Service Block

Flooding online portals with hundreds of thousands of requests to exhaust web resources, temporarily crashing essential services or helplines.

🇵🇰 Urdu: Servers ko jhooti traffic se bhar kar websites ko crash karna.

Spyware

Surveillance Apps

Hidden spy applications designed to listen to your voice calls, hijack your front-facing phone camera, or dump live physical GPS locations silently.

🇵🇰 Urdu: Khufiya spy applications jo phone camera aur live locations trace karti hain.