Multiple Pakistani law enforcement agencies suffered sustained cyber intrusions traced to hacker groups linked to China and India. These operations, active from early 2024 through 2026, infiltrated police networks critical to national security and internal intelligence. The attacks focused heavily on systems that handle reports of insurgency, internal complaints, and security responses, exposing vulnerabilities in Pakistan’s law enforcement infrastructure.
The Balochistan police emerged as a prime target in these campaigns. As Pakistan’s largest province by area, Balochistan experiences ongoing security challenges, including insurgent violence and attacks on state institutions. Hackers compromised network hardware, web servers, and key applications such as the province’s Complaint Management System. This portal manages electronic complaints centrally, providing access to case data, internal workflows, and response strategies.
Compromise of the Complaint Management System could give foreign intelligence actors an operational advantage by revealing sensitive details about policing efforts, complaint patterns, and potential weaknesses in security coordination. The timing of these cyberattacks corresponded with heightened unrest in early 2026, when coordinated attacks targeted police stations and government facilities in the region.
SentinelOne, the cybersecurity firm that uncovered these breaches, highlighted the strategic importance of these infiltrations. The data accessed may shed light on militant activities, Pakistan’s border tensions with Afghanistan, and the country’s economic ties to China. Such espionage efforts illustrate the digital dimensions of geopolitical rivalries involving China, India, and Pakistan.
In response, China’s embassy in Washington denied any state involvement and emphasized its opposition to cyberattacks conducted within its borders or through Chinese infrastructure. India’s embassy declined to comment on the hacking allegations. This episode underscores the growing role of cyber operations in regional power struggles and the critical need to strengthen cyber defenses within law enforcement agencies.