NEW DELHI, May 11 -- After Governments across the world enforced lock-down measures to check the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic and organisations adopted "work from home", digital mode of communication has become a norm for business interactions. At the same time, with increased use of internet for social purposes, cyber-attacks are on the rise and India is no exception.

Resorting to every trick to cash in on the COVID-19 crisis since February, cyber crooks have lost no time in resorting to phishing attacks using names of trusted organisations.

A 24-year-old private sector employee in Mumbai who was on the lookout for a suitable "work from home" job found one on Instagram that assured her of an assured income of nearly Rs 3000/- per hou...