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Govt warns against large-scale phishing attacks using COVID-19 as bait
‘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
Coronavirus crisis: Centre extends Rs 50 lakh insurance cover for healthcare providers till September
The insurance cover despite being a well-publicised scheme, awareness of the same appearsto be little amongst some of State Nodal Agencies as a substantial number of some 75 claims, lodged till date are outside the purview of the policy on account of either the deceased not being a health worker or the deceased having died of other than corona related ailments, said Atul Sahay CMD, NIA.
NGT imposes Rs 25 lakh fine on two units in Noida, says threat of irreversible damage to environment
“In view of depleting groundwater, there is a threat of irreversible damage to the acquifiers and salinity of the water. Moreover, it is leading to scarcity of drinking water, thereby depriving a section of the society from access to potable water which is already scarce. The rainwater harvesting systems have to be regularly maintained as per norms,” the bench said.
Britain says stabbing ‘atrocity’ in town park was terrorism
Initially police and the government had said the attack did not appear to be terrorism. But Britain’s most senior counter-terrorism police officer, Neil Basu, said officers had worked through the night and had now declared it to be a terrorist incident.
Work-from-home:Best Practices
According to Northwestern Medicine, a lack of routine can cause people to experience stress, poor sleep, poor eating, poor physical health, and perhaps most importantly for remote work — an ineffective use of time. Find a routine that works for you and follow through consistently.
VW seeks open-source approach to refine car operating system
“There is a race to create automotive operating systems. We are seeing that many non-automotive players are building up competence in this area,” Senger told Reuters.
Cyber attack in Australia: China the chief suspect behind attack
China is the prime suspect of a huge cyber attack targeting Australian universities, hospitals, industry and governments. Critics say the attacks are part of a campaign by Beijing to bully and intimidate Australia following Canberra’s calls for an inquiry into coronavirus.
U.S. insurers eye Legionnaires’ disease safeguards as buildings re-open from pandemic shutdowns
“Legionella could be the deadliest waterborne illness in the U.S. and another deadly consequence of COVID,” said Veronica Benzinger, environmental service group leader for insurance broker Aon PLC (, referring to the illness caused by the novel coronavirus.
We will be living with coronavirus pandemic well into 2021, experts believe
“No activity will be without the risk of coronavirus,” said Amesh Adalja, a senior scholar at Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security in Baltimore. “It’s just how much risk people think is worth assuming.”
Robot butlers, digital menus are hotels’ latest weapon against Covid-19
According to the American Hotel & Lodging Association, “leisure and hospitality” was the hardest-hit industry in the Covid-19 era, far worse than retail and construction. In the U.S., hotels have lost more than $31 billion in room revenue since mid-February; as of June 3, 60% of open-for-business accommodations are sitting empty. Some 7.7 million hospitality and leisure jobs were lost in April alone