Govt’s cyber watchdog warns of large-scale phishing attack today

Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), the government’s cyber watchdog, has warned of large-scale phishing attack across the country, taking advantage of the Covid-19 pandemic.

In an advisory issued Friday, CERT-In said that the “phishing campaign is expected to impersonate government agencies, departments and trade associations who have been tasked to oversee the disbursement of the government fiscal aid”.

It warned people to be aware of “malicious phishing” emails, text messages, and messages on social media “to provide personal and financial information”. It said there may be several emails, including ncov2019@gov.in, that spoof—or create fake email addresses that impersonate various authorities —which could be used in phishing.