Priyanka Tiwari
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The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has issued a phishing warning to employees at the state and central government levels. The National Informatics Centre (NIC), which falls under the ministry, released a note in March 2025 detailing noticeable threats and how to appropriately address them.
What is Phishing?
Known as phishing, these attacks expose users to malware through fake emails or messages posing as trusted sources. Government emails are comprised of popular services, so fraudsters either hijack @nic.in or @gov.in accounts and send fake emails using spoofed domains designed to mimic government services.
Spotting Phishing Scams: Major Indicators to Note
Operating in phishing schemes NIC's advisory contains numerous signs which can indicate such attempts:
Spraining domain names (for example, “n1c.in” misused in lieu of “nic.in”)
Changing letters for numbers that closely resemble them (such as “g0v.in” as opposed to “gov.in”)
Urgent pleas solicit messages that command clicks, calls, or instant downloads
Images substituting text in emails or on web pages
Responses for Phishing Cases
Phishing Security Protocols
NIC directed in all government circles to take the following action when they receive a suspicious email
No entering of suspicious login website in any credentials to login sections
Remove phishing messages from the mail box and leave no trace
Should get clicked through a phishing link, isolate the device from internet
Change the passwords while connected to completely unrelated device secure to the others
Store data on reserved external locations to the device
Run all antivirus scans and install remaining aftern security measures updates
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