RESEARCH

Authors: Taha and Afaq Ashraf (TODO affiliations) Problem/Motivation While the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated internet growth and made life easier for the masses, it increased the incidence of cybercrime worldwide. The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) reported receiving 17,000 cybercrime-related complaints in 2020, a 40% increase compared to reports received in 2019. Read more…

Author: Noshaba Nasir (Noshaba is a former Research Associate at SIA LUMS and currently a Ph.D. student at the University of Maryland Baltimore County) Money-making mobile phones have accumulated massive downloads and users over the years and are very popular in countries such as India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. Previous research Read more…

Author: Sumair Ijaz Hashmi (currently a junior and Research Assistant at SIA LUMS, and summer intern at CISPA) Society today is highly dependent on digital communication platforms as a means to connect with people from across the world. Whatsapp is one such platform that is widely popular because of its Read more…

Author: Sumair Ijaz Hashmi (currently a junior and Research Assistant at SIA LUMS, and summer intern at CISPA) Voice-based phishing attacks (vishing or commonly known as scam calls) involve scammers who try to convince victims over a phone call to perform actions of the attackers’ choosing, such as transferring money Read more…