Are N Korean hackers planning a massive cyberattack against India?

Updated : Jun 20, 2020 16:12
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Editorji News Desk

India is among six countries that may see a large Covid-19 themed phishing campaign that is scheduled to take place on June 21. According to security focussed tech website ZDNet, North Korean state hacker group Lazarus are believed to be behind the massive attack that will see more than 50 lakh businesses and individuals receiving phishing email messages from spoofed government accounts. Lazarus' hackers claimed to have details of 11 lakh individual email IDs in Japan, another 20 lakh in India, and 1.8 lakh business contacts in the UK. The report quoted cybersecurity company Cyfirma CEO saying that all the six government Computer Emergency Response Team (CERTs), including in India, have been alerted. All six agencies had acknowledged the alert and currently were investigating the attack.

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