Farhan Asif Arrested for Cyber Terrorism

Farhan Asif, a Pakistani web developer, has been arrested and charged with cyber terrorism for spreading disinformation about a stabbing incident in Southport, England, which led to severe anti-immigrant riots in the UK. Asif's website, Channel3Now, falsely reported that the attacker was a Muslim asylum seeker, which incited far-right protests and violence. The real suspect, Axel Rudakubana, was a UK-born individual with no ties to asylum seeking. Asif admitted to copying information from UK-based social media without verification and used his platform to generate online traffic for ad revenue. The misinformation caused widespread fear and unrest, resulting in over 1,000 arrests and significant injuries. Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency is continuing the investigation to determine if others were involved.