United Bank Limited has registered a complaint with the Federal Investigative Agency (FIA) Cyber Crime unit against some social media posts.
UBL issued a letter to the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) to inform that there are certain messages on social media platforms, especially on WhatsApp that are spreading fake news against the bank.
According to UBL, these messages are fake, false, malicious and contain inter-alia, derogatory, defamatory, remarks against UBL. The aim of these messages seems to be to damage the reputation of the bank.
“UBL has taken serious notice of the matter and decided to report to the FIA Cyber Crime Circle under the appropriate laws including Prevention of Electronic Crime Act (PECA) 2016,” the notice said.
UBL external communication department head Ali Habib told ProPakistani that fake news is spreading against UBL as part of a malicious campaign. These messages started being circulated in March this year when fake news spread regarding the UBL management.
“UBL is a large, strong and profitable bank. But some people are spreading fake news about the bank. To protect the brand image of the bank and the confidence of its shareholders, UBL has decided to take a step to stop this campaign, “ Ali Habib added.
He was also asked about this correspondent about ‘what is the motive of this campaign and who are the people creating these fake news.’
Ali Habib responded:
“we don’t know the people and their motive. That’s why UBL contacted FIA to probe the matter. On social media, people start sharing news without verifying it and this in turn damages the reputation of the organization.”
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