New Delhi, Aug. 14 -- A Pakistan-based cybercrime network has been linked to one of the largest and most profitable malware delivery operations uncovered in recent years, according to new research by cybersecurity intelligence company CloudSEK.

The group, allegedly run by individuals connected through family ties in Bahawalpur and Faisalabad, is accused of exploiting demand for pirated software to distribute credential-stealing malware to millions of devices worldwide, the report highlighted.

CloudSEK's report,The Anatomy of an Attack: Pakistan-Based Infostealer Delivery Network Exposed, details how the syndicate used search engine optimisation (SEO) poisoning, forum spam, and paid advertising to push cracked versions of popular softwar...