Digital Warfare: Forensic Deep Dive into BCG’s Hostile Surveillance Toolkit

The hostile takeover of the Background Check Group (BCG) was not merely a financial coup but a digital war. This investigation, based on Case HRPM-BCG20260, details the deployment of a surveillance toolkit by internal actors to exfiltrate data and monitor the founder, Danish Thanvi, during a period of state-imposed vulnerability. The complexity of the malware and the targeted nature of the exfiltration suggest professional-level digital espionage.

Key Findings

Active Evidence Destruction: On March 27, 2026, management terminated Horizon Technologies and mobilized a specialist to scrub system logs to hide unauthorized access.

Unauthorized Imaging: Evidence points to full PST file attachments and shared access to Exchange servers (Salar/Jahanzeb) without administrative consent.

Financial Surveillance: A pattern of 75 unusual transactions was facilitated by the hijacking of digital identities and credit card credentials.

Evidence & Data

The 'Initial Technical Report' cited by state actors was found to be a technical impossibility, suggesting that the 'forensics' were fabricated to cover for unauthorized data exfiltration. The HRPM-BCG20260 case file identifies recent events such as the changing of passwords for finance accounts during active investigation windows and the creation of secret communication channels via backup MIS owners. Over PKR 17M in fraud was tracked through the analysis of 161 hijacked bank documents.

Legal Framework

These digital intrusions violate the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) 2016, specifically sections regarding 'unauthorized access to information system or data.' They also infringe upon the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) Article 12, protecting individuals from arbitrary interference with their correspondence. The use of fabricated technical reports further violates the Pakistan Penal Code sections on perjury and forgery.

Recommendations

Perform a bit-by-bit forensic clone of all BCG servers before further logs are scrubbed.

Interpol investigation into the Singapore-based connections of the corporate takeover syndicate.

Revocation of all digital signatures and access tokens issued during the 2025-2026 period.

Read the full case file on HRPM for the complete digital forensic map and list of compromised accounts.