Sneaky cyber-criminals are trying to turn the upcoming election into a personal information fishing expedition. These digital crooks want your juicy personal details more than a politician wants votes.
The Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Readiness Team | Coordination Centre (SLCERT|CC) advices not to click on links that promote collecting personal information during the election period.
SLCERT Senior Information Security Engineer Charuka Damunupola said that a website collecting personal sensitive information under the pretext of official services was discovered targeting the presidential election.
“The fake website closely resembled the official Elections Commission website. It advertised the recruitment of new employees for various public sector vacancies ahead of the election and mentioned that a portal was open to accepting new applications free of charge,” he explained.
“After a successful login, applicants were prompted to fill out a questionnaire with personal information. At the end, a message instructed them to share a final link among several WhatsApp groups,” he added.
The Election Commission, having received complaints, requested an investigation into the matter. Two victims also lodged complaints with SLCERT, Damunupola said.
