Every other day information about a new Threat is coming out in the name of the Covid-19 epidemic. It is now reported that on June 21, a big cyber attack can be carried out in 6 countries including India.
There have been reports of cyber attacks continuously for some time. Cyber attack cases have increased after the coronavirus epidemic. Now, according to a new report, India is among the 6 countries where there may be a major cyberattack on 21 June. Hackers from North Korea can make fishing camps by weaponizing the Covid-19 theme.
According to a report published by ZDNet on Friday, there could be a major attack by the Lazarus Group. More than 5 million people and companies are targeted in this attack. These include small and large businesses. The attack may occur in India, Singapore, South Korea, Japan, the USA, and the UK.
6 countries may have big cyber attack
According to Cyfirma, a cybersecurity company in Singapore, “The North Korean hacker group wants to raise money through this attack.” In this attack, targeted email users will be asked to visit some fraud websites where they will be implicated to disclose their personal and financial information.
Lazarus hackers claim they have 11 lakh users in Japan, 20 lakh in India, and email details of 1,80,000 companies in the UK. According to the report, 8,000 Singaporean institutions are under attack in the attack, while the business contacts of the Singapore Business Federation (SBF) members were mentioned in an email template.
Information given to governments
According to Cyfirma Founder and CEO Kumar Ritesh, he has notified government CERTs (Computer Emergency Response Team) in Singapore, Japan, South Korea, India, and the US. Apart from this, information has also been given to the National Cyber Security Center in the UK. All six agencies have issued an alert and are investigating the case.
Ritesh said in a statement, ‘In the last six months we have also monitored the activities of hackers linked to the Kovid-19 epidemic. Especially hawks, fishing, and scam campaigns. ‘
The Lazarus Group is controlled by the Intelligence Bureau of North Korea’s Reconnaissance General Burea. The same group was held responsible for the WannaCry ransomware attack in 2014 in several countries including Sony Pictures Entertainment and in 2017 in the US and the UK.