Phishing Attack Advisory related COVID-19

Heh all!  Phishing Attack Advisory ( COVID-19 ) that is security best practices for avoiding
cyber risks and potential threats which is likely to create disruption in business.

Here, we provide a high level summary of the security best practice and recommendations as detailed.
We hope the information will be useful for each and every organization & individual(s) as well.

If you would like to know more about this Alert and fixes, please do get in touch with
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Summary 

India’s Cyber Security nodal agency 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

The phishing campaign is expected to start today (21st June 2020) with hackers using ncov2019@gov.in mail id.

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.

In order to increase resilience against this threat, IARM advising below immediate measures

• IARM recommends individuals and businesses not to open any suspicious mails and mail attachments.
• The most important thing to pay attention to in any phishing attack email is the embedded link.
• Never ever click on any link in an unsolicited e-mail before checking with IT team 
• Advise IT Administrators to block mail id ncov2019@gov.in and keep all systems current with the latest security patches and updates
• IARM recommending IT/Security team to send Phishing warning message to end users to create awareness

If you have any queries, feel free to contact us.

Thanks,

Priya - IARM Information Security

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