The number of accounts compromised due to malware infections in Vietnam has surged dramatically in recent years, with 2023 witnessing a 31-fold increase compared to 2020.

Vietnam is set to phase out its 2G network by September 2024, affecting over 10 million users still relying on these older mobile phones.

The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) has released a list of 103 digital platforms run by ministries and branches nationwide that will be updated regularly to avoid duplication.

The common advice for organizations and businesses defrauded by impersonators is to monitor and detect the scammers and report them to agencies.

Launching the 'Identify Fraud' campaign; Announcing the list of national digital platforms; 2 vulnerabilities in Microsoft products being exploited by hackers... are the key domestic technology news highlights from last week.

The Vietnam Cybersecurity Emergency Response Teams/Coordination Center (VNCERT/CC) has warned agencies, organizations and businesses about new ransomware called Eldorado which mostly targets systems using VMware ESXi and Windows.

Mobile network operators plan to stop providing services to 2G-only subscribers from September 16.

By 2:30 PM, the system was back online, but some airlines were forced to adjust their schedules as delays travelled down the flight chain.

During his meeting CEO Tim Cook in mid-April, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh highly valued Apple’s expansion plan in Vietnam, creating more than 200,000 jobs for local workers.

More than 11 million 2G-only mobile subscribers will be turned off with the deadline being September 16.

The Authority of Broadcasting and Electronic Information under the Ministry of Information and Communications has requested Google to address the ongoing issue of Wolfoo cartoon videos being unjustly hit with copyright strikes on YouTube.

The once ubiquitous 2G "brick" phones are rapidly disappearing from retail shelves, a trend that will accelerate as Vietnam nears the shutdown of its 2G network.

Since July 1, banks have had the right to block and close accounts if they find signs of fraud.

On July 17, the Authority of Information Security and Meta, the parent company of Facebook, announced the launch of the “Identifying Scams” campaign in Vietnam for 2024.

According to the Department of Information Security (Ministry of Information and Communications), five notable online scam tactics have emerged in Vietnam and worldwide in the second week of July 2024.

Two decades after equitization, FPT is now the largest private Vietnamese economic group, big technology exporter and partner with the world’s largest tech giants in the country.

Wholesale telecommunication services must be provided at fair, reasonable prices and under non-discriminatory conditions.

The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) on July 11 announced the quality evaluation system for information systems handling administrative procedures at the ministry and provincial levels for 2024.

Vietnam's digital economy is forecast to grow elevenfold, reaching US$220 billion by 2030, with artificial intelligence (AI) playing a significant role in this expansion.

Vietnam is making significant strides in its national digital transformation journey, but two experts from Cisco have emphasized the critical importance of closing the skills gap.