Vietnam will provide free anti-phishing software for its people from July, heard a workshop on preventing cyber fraud held by the National Cybersecurity Association on May 13.
Data from the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) shows that the agency received more than 4,000 reports from internet users about fraudulent activities in the first half of this year.
The Viettel Cyber Security Company (VSC), a subsidiary of the Viettel Military Industry and Telecoms Group (Viettel), has become a member of the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG).
Cybercriminals have actively attacked small and medium businesses (SMBs) in Southeast Asia this year, according to global cybersecurity company Kaspersky.
Viet Nam is among the top three countries for phishing websites in Southeast Asia in the first half of the year, according to the global cybersecurity company Kaspersky.
Kaspersky Lab has identified phishing emails from fraudsters offering users the chance to snap up much sought after ‘guest’ tickets to the 2018 FIFA World Cup – but at a higher price than some fans bargained for.
Kaspersky Lab said in the first quarter of 2018 its anti-phishing technologies prevented more than 3.6 million attempts to visit fraudulent social network pages, 60 per cent fake Facebook pages.
The Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank) and the Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) have issued official warnings to customers over online phishing scams.
Vice Minister of Information and Communications, Nguyen Thanh Hung, said on Wednesday that cybersecurity has always been an intense concern in Viet Nam, which will only increase in order to protect legitimate properties and interests against theft and sabotage.
Experts from Bkav, a leading Vietnamese Internet security company, have
said that spyware, malware and DDoS (distributed denial of service)
attacks will continue to pose major risks in 2014.
Viet Nam, along with the US, India and Germany, have the greatest
number of Internet users affected by phishing attacks, with the total
number doubling since last year, computer security company Kaspersky Lab
says.