India
oi-Vicky Nanjappa
| Published: Wednesday, May 20, 2020, 8:19 [IST]
New Delhi, May 20: The Central Bureau of Investigation has issued a nationwide alert on the banking trojan Cerberus. The CBI said that this tricks the smartphone users into downloading a malicious link relating to COVID-19.
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The advisory was issued by the CBI, following an input from the Interpol. The trojan presents itself as an update related to COVID-19. The trojan primarily focuses on stealing financial data such as credit card numbers. It can use overlay attacks to trick victims into providing personal information and can capture two-factor authentication details, the agency also said.
India faced three times the cyber attack than the global average
The trojan takes advantage of the pandemic and sends a text message to lure a user into downloading the link with the malicious software. Once downloaded, the trojan application launches into phishing attacks to steal data such as credit card number and other details.
It may be recalled that the Ministry of Home Affairs had issued an advisory for those working from home. The MHA asked them to take precautions and not fall prey to cyber criminals. On Zoom and Google Hangout, the MHA had advised against sharing links inviting for a meeting publicly or through social media platforms.
MHA advisory on Zoom:
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