Defence Accounts Body Warns of Phishing Campaign Targeting Official Systems

• A defence-linked government body issued an advisory warning of a phishing email campaign targeting official IT systems and sensitive data.
• The emails use varied subject lines like "Operational Deployment during the year" and contain password-protected attachments.
• Officials are cautioned against opening links or downloading attachments from unknown sources and instructed not to reply or forward such emails.
• The Controller General of Defence Accounts (CGDA) issued the advisory, highlighting the risk to its vast digital network handling sensitive financial and personnel data.
• Those who interacted with the emails are advised to change passwords immediately and report incidents to mitigate potential damage.