The Government has warned against a large-scale cyber attack against individuals and businesses, where attackers may use COVID-19 as a bait to steal personal and financial information.
India’s cybersecurity nodal agency, CERT-In has issued an advisory warning that the potential phishing attacks could impersonate Government agencies, departments and trade bodies that have been tasked to oversee disbursement of Government fiscal aid.
The phishing campaign is expected to start on June 21, 2020 with cyber attackers using email IDs such as “ncov2019@gov.In”, it added.
The attackers are expected to send malicious emails under the pretext of local authorities that are in charge of dispensing Government-funded COVID-19 support initiatives.