Cybersecurity experts have warned of the risks of personal data leaks after a surge in sharing photos on an application that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to create animated images for entertainment.

Most of the personal information of social media users in Việt Nam is voluntarily shared by the individuals themselves. Many people are too careless, which leads to personal information leakage.

The Authority of Information Security (DIS) under the Ministry of Information and Communications has warned that the buying and selling of personal data has become increasingly common and complicated with a new risk of retailing individual data.

The Government on April 17, 2023 issued Decree 13/2023/ND-CP on protecting personal data to help build a legal corridor for the national digital transformation, aiming at achieving information security and development of the digital society

Illegal collection or stealing personal data on the Internet, especially on social networks, in Vietnam has become so thorny lately.

Personal information such as identity cards, selfie images and others of 9,667 people are being posted and offered for sale on the Internet for $9,000.