# One Target, Two Flags | Rival Espionage Actors Converge On Pakistani Law Enforcement

DevFeed: [One Target, Two Flags | Rival Espionage Actors Converge On Pakistani Law Enforcement](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/one-target-two-flags-rival-espionage-actors-converge-on-pakistani-law-enforcement-8319.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.sentinelone.com/labs/one-target-china-india-espionage-converge-on-pakistani-law-enforcement/>)

Author: Aleksandar Milenkoski & Julian-Ferdinand Vögele

Published: 2026-07-09T12:55:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [SentinelLabs - We are hunters, reversers, exploit developers, and tinkerers shedding light on the world of malware, exploits, APTs, and cybercrime across all platforms.](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/sentinellabs-we-are-hunters-reversers-exploit-developers-and-tinkerers-shedding-light-on-the-world-of-malware-exploits-apts-and-cybercrime-across-all-platforms.md>)

Topics: [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [C2](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/c2.md>), [web applications](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/web-applications.md>), [data](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/data.md>), [Server](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/server.md>), [Network](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/network.md>)

Tags: [analysis](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/analysis.md>), [attacks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/attacks.md>), [c2](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/c2.md>), [china](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/china.md>), [data](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/data.md>), [identity](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/identity.md>), [india](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/india.md>), [pakistan](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/pakistan.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [servers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/servers.md>), [web-applications](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/web-applications.md>)

## AI overview

An analysis of cyberespionage intrusions targeting Pakistani law enforcement organizations from 2024 to 2026. Suspected China- and India-nexus actors converged on Balochistan Police, compromising servers, network appliances, and web applications containing police and citizen data, including biometric, criminal, identity-linked, and personnel records.

## Source excerpt

China and India ran separate espionage operations against the same Pakistani police force, each drawn by different stakes in Pakistan's internal security.