The phishing campaign is expected to start on June 21, 2020 with cyber attackers using email IDs such as "[email protected]", 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.
"Such emails are designed to drive recipients towards fake websites where they are deceived into downloading malicious files or entering personal and financial information," Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) said in its latest advisory dated June 19.
The advisory noted that the "malicious actors" are claiming to have 2 million individual/citizen email IDs and are planning to send email with the subject line: free COVID-19 testing for all residents of Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Chennai and Ahmedabad in a bid to coax users to disclose personal information.
"It has been reported that these malicious actors are planning to spoof or create fake email IDs impersonating various authorities," it cautioned.
CERT-In, in its advisory, outlined a ..
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