GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN CABINET SECRETRIAT, CABINET DIVISION § NATIONAL TELECOM & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SECURITY BOARD (NTISB) : No. 1-5/2003 (NTISB-1I) Islamabad 7 September, 2016 Subject: Safe Use of A New Game: The Pokemon dvis. No.74 \ber 2016) 1. Introduction. Pokemon GO is a free-to-play, location-based augmented reality game developed for iOS and Android devices. It was initially released in selected countries in July 2016. The game makes use of cell Phone's GPS to locate, capture, battle and virtual creatures called Pokemon. The game has been banned within defense dep6 facilties of United States and Israel as it poses potential security risk {6' set sensitive facilities. E Threats Posed by Pokemon GO. The game poses following threats: a. Technical Threats (1) The game automatically tums on GPS / camera and, possi activities of surroundings. (2) The game has complete access to the gmail account and can read and AS’ es modify emails, locations and contacts. (3) Due to its massive success and non-availability in Pakistan, many users install the game from unofficial websites. b. Non-Technical Threats. The addictive nature of game has caused serious 4 te injuries to unwary players. 3. Recommendations. Officers and staff be advised to avoid down loading / installation of Pokemon GO by them or their family members. 4, Reporting of Suspicious Files/Emails. Any malicious activity may be reported to this organization on the following email address for analysis and suggesting mitigation measures:- a gagle1978@mail.com vi b. — falcond98@writeme.com 5 It is requested that above mentioned information may be disseminated to all yr concern der to safeguard against leakage of sensitive information.