The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has got hold of a female YouTuber who was blackmailing government officers by hacking their mobile phones, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Thursday.
Hina Mahmood was also involved in stealing the data after hacking the mobile phones.
She was also involved in hacking mobile phones of three women officers and blackmailing them.
Revealing major developments in its investigation, the FIA said Hina stole the data after hacking the cellphone of a government officer. She plucked information including videos and pictures of three women government officers from the stolen data, the FIA said.
The Agency further said the YouTuber then started to blackmail these three women officers.
The FIA has now widened the scope of their investigation to trace who else she was blackmailing.