The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has warned tax officials working fromhome to take extra precautionary measures to avoid cybersecurity threatsthat may result in the leakage of the confidential data of the taxpayerswho are registered with the FBR.

The Pakistan Revenue Automation Limited (PRAL)-IT arm of the FBR has issueda stern warning regarding this to the tax officials who are work from home.——————————

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Senior FBR officials informed ProPakistani that necessary measures arebeing taken to avoid the theft of data and that other security issuesduring the current circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic are also beingaddressed.

As per PRAL’s letter to the tax officials of the FBR, officials switchingto working remotely because of the ongoing pandemic can createcybersecurity problems for an organization like the FBR and its employees.It added that attackers are exploiting the situation, which is why theofficials must be wary of phishing emails, scams, and other hackingattempts.

Additionally, a new type of phishing attack that is focusing on COVID-19 ison the rise. Phishing 85 spam emails are sent to users instructing them toopen an infected word document, claiming it to be an update report fromeither the World Health Organization (WHO) or the Pakistani HealthAuthorities.