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Hackers capitalising on COVID-19 to launch cyberattacks, ministry warns

Some hacker groups have taken advantage of the COVID-19 outbreak’s complex developments in many countries to launch cyberattacks against agencies and organisations around the world, including those in Vietnam.

Vietnamese, Cambodian security ministries boost cooperation

Politburo member and Minister of Public Security To Lam held talks with Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Samdech Krolahom Sar Kheng in Ho Chi Minh City on January 18.

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Criminals target smartphone users

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hi-tech crime is on the rise, causing losses for individuals and organisations.

Banks are victims of Chinese counterfeit-card crimes

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese police have warned that banks have become targets of international card crimes, with most of them originating in China.

Police arrest gang involved in hi-tech crime

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi Police have uncovered a gang of thieves who buy credit card numbers from hackers and make phony bookings at hotels, later cancelling the reservations with hotel sales executives who are also part of the scam.

Hanoi police arrest masters of porn sites

 VietNamNet Bridge - Hanoi police have arrested several managers of porn websites for investigating the act of promoting pornographic products.