Bhutan CIRT

Bhutan CIRT National point of contact for all cybersecurity issues. Report incidents [email protected] or 02-338606 1.

Reactive Services:
- Alerts and warnings;
-Security incident handling, incident analysis.

2.Proactive services:

-Security event monitoring and security incident detection-
BtCIRT will proactively monitor security events on the network and it will use the collected information to detect malicious activities within governmental network infrastructure.
-Security vulnerability warnings-
BtCIRT will

collect information regarding security vulnerabilities and it will communicate with constituents in order to distribute appropriate vulnerability information.
-Security assessments. BtCIRT will use vulnerability scanners to identify potential threats to the government information and corresponding infrastructure and it will coordinate appropriate remediation actions in order to minimize or eliminate corresponding security risks.

3.Awareness raising:

BtCIRT will make efforts to identify gaps in the competence of constituents in order to ensure better understanding and compliance with security best practices, standards and corresponding policies. BtCIRT will take necessary measures to eliminate these gaps and to raise general preparedness for security threats by using different instruments such as meetings, seminars, articles, media and similar methods.

01/05/2026

๐—•๐—ฒ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—–๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐˜† ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐˜€ ๐Ÿšจ

Fake Telegram Channel AlertThe Bhutan Computer Incident Response Team (BtCIRT), Cybersecurity Division GovTech Agency ea...
17/04/2026

Fake Telegram Channel Alert

The Bhutan Computer Incident Response Team (BtCIRT), Cybersecurity Division GovTech Agency earnestly urges the general public to remain vigilant and avoid falling victim to Telegram channels soliciting to be an investment opportunity.

Criminals are increasingly using falsified Telegram channels to impersonate reputable companies, financial advisors, government officials, and popular influencers. These channels often look identical to official ones using similar logos, names, and stolen content to trick users into sending money, sharing personal data or installing malicious applications.
BtCIRT would like to advise all to adhere to the following guidelines and recommendations with regards to such falsified channels..

What to look out for:

1. Too Good to Be True Offers: Guaranteed high returns, instant profits, or "insider" investment tips.
2. Impersonation: The channel name is slightly different from the real one (e.g., adding "official," "support," or using underscores/numbers).
3. Broadcast Only/Limited Interaction: You can join, but you cannot chat, or the chat is flooded by bots.
4. Urgency & Pressure: Scammers urge you to transfer money immediately to "seize an opportunity".
5. No Verified Badge: Legitimate organizations usually have a blue checkmark. Lack of a badge on a channel claiming to be official is a red flag.
6. Unsolicited DMs: Admins sending you direct messages asking for money or sharing links, often after you join a public group.

How to Stay Safe:

1. Verify the Source: Only join Telegram channels directly linked from an organization's official website or verified social media profiles.
2. Enable 2FA: Set up Two-Step Verification (Settings > Privacy and Security > Two-Step Verification) to protect your account.
3. Do Not Share OTPs: Never share your Telegram login verification codes or one-time passwords (OTP) with anyone, not even those claiming to be support staff.
4. Use Privacy Settings: Change settings so only contacts can add you to groups (Settings > Privacy and Security > Groups & Channels).

If you are a Victim:
1. Report & Block:
* Use the in-app "Report Scam and Leave" button.
* Users should report impersonation by flagging the user/channel in-app or messaging on Telegram
2. Stop Payment: Immediately contact your bank and RBP if you have shared financial details.
3. Report to Authorities: Report cyber fraud to RBP, your banks and get technical support from BtCIRT.

07/04/2026

Be Alert ๐Ÿšจ

17/03/2026

๐Ÿšจ ๐’๐‚๐€๐Œ ๐€๐‹๐„๐‘๐“

It has come to our attention that certain individuals/groups are falsely claiming to represent GIC-Bhutan Reinsurance Company Limited and the CEO on platforms such as Telegram, promoting unauthorized โ€œinvestment opportunitiesโ€.

Please note:

โš ๏ธ ๐†๐ˆ๐‚-๐๐ก๐ฎ๐ญ๐š๐ง ๐‘๐ž๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐ง๐ฒ ๐‹๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐๐จ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ง ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ž ๐ข๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ฌ๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐œ๐ค ๐จ๐ซ ๐ ๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ž๐ ๐ซ๐ž๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ฌ.
โš ๏ธ ๐Ž๐ฎ๐ซ ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐ง๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐š๐ ๐ž ๐ข๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐“๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐š๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ฌ.
โš ๏ธ ๐–๐ž ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ง๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐ซ๐ž๐ช๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ž๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ฌ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐š๐œ๐œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐š๐ง๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ซ ๐›๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ.

๐Ÿ”Ž If you encounter such messages or are added to these groups:
โ€ข Exit the group immediately
โ€ข Report and block the account
โ€ข Confirm information only through our official communication channels

We encourage everyone to remain cautious and avoid engaging with suspicious offers made in our name.

๐†๐ˆ๐‚-๐๐ก๐ฎ๐ญ๐š๐ง ๐‘๐ž๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐ง๐ฒ ๐‹๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐
๐Œ๐š๐ง๐š๐ ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ

If your Gmail account has been hacked, please follow the advisory below to recover and secure your Google account.
06/02/2026

If your Gmail account has been hacked, please follow the advisory below to recover and secure your Google account.

BtCIRT has been reported of multiple incidents involving the compromise of Gmail accounts that are linked to bank accoun...
05/02/2026

BtCIRT has been reported of multiple incidents involving the compromise of Gmail accounts that are linked to bank accounts of customers in Bhutan. In these incidents, unauthorized access to the Gmail accounts was subsequently used to compromise the associated bank accounts, resulting in unauthorized transactions and financial losses.

Such incidents have been observed among customers of multiple banks, thus all bank customers are advised to remain vigilant, as similar attacks could potentially affect accounts across any financial institution.

The Bhutan Computer Incident Response Team (BtCIRT), Cybersecurity Division of the GovTech Agency, urges the public to s...
11/12/2025

The Bhutan Computer Incident Response Team (BtCIRT), Cybersecurity Division of the GovTech Agency, urges the public to stay vigilant against National Day related scams and phishing attempts. Scammers are circulating fake messages on WhatsApp, Telegram, Facebook, TikTok, and other platforms, falsely claiming that the Government or companies are offering cash prizes, gifts, or special benefits. These schemes aim to steal personal information or money through malicious links. All genuine National Day announcements will be shared only through official channels such as BBS and verified government pages. The public is advised not to respond to or click on unsolicited links, messages, or offers of any kind.

Refer Advisory Notice from relevant agencies:
https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1168256705486096&id=100069053325340&mibextid=wwXIfr&rdid=ApWLjl4lYi67A4OD #
https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1278697764292361&id=100064564484835&mibextid=wwXIfr&rdid=8YONOf0ARzwkY8zu #
https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1278697764292361&id=100064564484835&mibextid=wwXIfr&rdid=0fzF8O5L6RwqUS5P #
https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1305023121670216&id=100064876200556&mibextid=wwXIfr&rdid=rExtfATaVhta4b9z #
https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1258488602978567&id=100064523176286&mibextid=wwXIfr&rdid=bEePghMIkc6BEAUe #
Refer to video for your safety produced by students of DIT, JNEC and Google:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szIQJnjC2Ys
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R12_y2BhKbEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UutQfy_nDnM

Scam Alert ๐Ÿšจ please refrain from opening the links, sharing personal information and disseminating such fraudulent links...
10/12/2025

Scam Alert ๐Ÿšจ please refrain from opening the links, sharing personal information and disseminating such fraudulent links further.

31/10/2025

The following video contains sensitive content related to sextortion awarness and prevention. It is intended solely for educational and awarness purposes. Viewers discretion is advised.

Sextortion is a growing online threat that can happen to anyone. ๐Ÿšจ Offenders use fear to control and exploit victims but staying silent only helps them. Speak up, report, and support those affected. Together, we can raise awareness, protect our community, and stop sextortion before it starts. ๐Ÿ’ช

Special thanks to Team JNEC (Multimedia & Animation, Information Technology) for their kind support.

31/10/2025

The following video contains sensitive content related to sextortion awarness and prevention. It is intended solely for educational and awarness purposes. Viewers discretion is advised.

Sextortion is a growing online threat that can happen to anyone. ๐Ÿšจ Offenders use fear to control and exploit victims but staying silent only helps them. Speak up, report, and support those affected. Together, we can raise awareness, protect our community, and stop sextortion before it starts. ๐Ÿ’ช

Special thanks to Team Dit Jnec (Multimedia & Animation, Information Technology) for their kind support.

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GovTech Agency, Thori Lam, Chubachu
Thimphu
482

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Monday 09:00 - 17:00
Tuesday 09:00 - 17:00
Wednesday 09:00 - 17:00
Thursday 09:00 - 17:00
Friday 09:00 - 17:00

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