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VN discovers hundreds of organizations, individuals involved in data trading

A report on assessing the impact of a proposed personal-data protection law shows that data trading, leakage, and collection are rampant and difficult to control.

Community to keep women safe on cyberspace

If women do not know how to protect themselves, they will be at high risk of being abused in cyberspace, not only through fraud but also invasion of their privacy. Women and girls need to be informed and understand the ways to protect themselves.

Offline cyberthreats decreasing steadily in Vietnam

The number of users in Vietnam targeted by local threats significantly decreased between 2020 and 2023, according to Kaspersky Security Network.

Cybersecurity experts warn of double-extortion ransomware attacks

Double-extortion ransomware attacks are likely to be a major cyberattack trend this year. Experts have recommended vigilance over this type of malware during the Tet holiday and afterward.

Experts warn of attacks impersonating state agencies

In its report released lately, Viettel Cyber Security noted the strong rise of attacks by scammers who impersonate state officials and trick people out of money.

Vietnam sees less cyberattacks this month

There were 950 cyberattacks on Vietnam’s information system in January, a decline of 33% and 23% compared with that of December 2023 and the same period last year, respectively.

Impersonating authorities accounts for 9% of all phishing attacks in VN

Statistics from the Viettel Threat Intelligence system show nearly 5,900 fraudulent domain names last year.

Computer viruses cause losses of 716 million USD in 2023

Computer viruses caused estimated losses of 17.3 trillion VND (716 million USD) to Vietnamese users in 2023, according to a cybersecurity assessment programme for individual users conducted by Bkav Corporation in December last year.

70% of institutions are not reviewing or patching security vulnerabilities

The Authority for Information Security (AIS) has found that 70 percent of institutions have not paid attention to examining and fixing security vulnerabilities identified by agencies and security firms.

Majority of state organizations pay little attention to cyber security

In 2023, about 12,850 cyber-attacks were detected, which is a rise of 5.3 percent compared to 2022.

HCM City organises four-day cyber security drill

HCM City authorities on Tuesday organised a four-day cyber security drill in an effort to enhance its cyber security readiness amid the growing sophistication of cyber attacks throughout the country.

Phishing attacks on IT systems rise sharply

Of the 11,428 cyberattacks on information systems in Vietnam so far this year, there were 10,283 phishing attacks, accounting for 89.9 percent, or 6,300 attacks more than the same period last year.

Hackers sell ransomware as threats to data security increase

Hackers have offered to share profits with buyers under a binary compensation plan like the one used in multi-level marketing (MLM) businesses.

Security vulnerabilities in Microsoft products affect systems in Vietnam

Of 10 serious security vulnerabilities in Microsoft’s products identified by the Authority of Information Security (AIS), three are being exploited.

Cyber Security watchdog warns about latest cyber frauds

The National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) which is responsible for warning of trends about activities and developments in Vietnam's cyberspace has warned people about the latest cyber frauds.

Cybersecurity is not optional

In recommendations to agencies, institutions and businesses on information security, the Authority of Information Security (AIS) said that under the law, cybersecurity is not optional but necessary in today's risky environment

Sale of users’ information booms in retail sector

Of the 24 cases of systematic and sensitive data leakage reported so far this year, 19 cases were related to the retail sector.

Vietnam ranks first in Asia in scam calls, messages

Eight percent of polled internet users in Vietnam said they regularly receive scam calls, and 57.5 percent receive scam messages.

SOS: children face cyberbullying, but parents don’t know what to do

While cyber bullying is becoming more common at schools, students are finding it difficult to seek support from teachers or their parents.

BKAV warns of serious flaw in BIG-IP in Vietnam

The security vulnerability CVE-2023-46747 exists in F5 Networks' BIG-IP product, allowing attackers to go through the authentication mechanism and abuse the Traffic Management User Interface (TMUI) to execute remote code.