India, July 10 -- Suspected state-linked hackers from China and India separately broke into the same Pakistani police force's networks over more than two years, according to a report published on Thursday by cybersecurity firm SentinelLABS, which found one group planting malware inside a public-facing portal citizens use to lodge complaints against police.

SentinelLABS said it tracked four distinct hacking campaigns against Pakistani law enforcement agencies between February 2024 and April 2026. All four reached Balochistan Police, the force serving Pakistan's largest province by area and home to a long-running separatist insurgency.

Three other agencies were also hit, with less detail available: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police, Islamabad Pol...