Beware! Govt warns of massive attacks on stealing sensitive data from today; may use 'COVID-19' as bait

Such emails could come from different fake email ids created by malicious actors impersonating various authorities. People could receive emails from ids such as ncov2019@gov.in and the attack campaign could start from today, June 21 The government has warned people about suspicious phishing attacks, which if disclosed "official information on COVID-19" could steal all your information, including bank account and debit or credit card details. This phishing attack will start from today, so people are advised to be extra careful before such emails. The dangerous players are plotting attacks on major fraud cases against Indian people and businesses, including small, medium and large enterprises, said the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team of the Ministry of Information and Information Technology. The phishing campaign to steal sensitive information is expected to use malicious emails under the auspices of local authorities responsible for disseminating COVID-19 state-spo...