TRAP Pak agency is also making efforts to lure ex-servicemen by promising jobs
NEW DELHI: Pakistan’s intelligence agencies are snooping on Indian security forces using malwares through mobile applications such as Top Gun, mpjunkie, vdjunky, talking frog, minister of state for home Haribhai Chaudhary informed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
“There are reports that Pakistan intelligence agencies are spying on Indian security forces by sending malwares in mobile applications such as Top Gun (game app), mpjunkie (music app), vdjunkey (video app), talking frog (entertainment app),” Chaudhary informed the lower house.
The minister also said the Pakistan spy agency ISI was trying to trap ex-servicemen in the garb of providing job opportunities and financial aid for spying. Between 2013 and 2016, seven ex-servicemen were arrested or detected for espionage activities for the ISI.
“The Indian security forces have been sensitised about Pakistan ISI using dubious applications on smartphones,” he said.
The minister added that the government has circulated computer security policy and guidelines to all on steps to prevent, detect and mitigate cyber attacks.
It also includes sanitisation of staff and officers, installations of CCTV and biometric for electronic surveillance with well defined crisis management plan.