The Vietnam Post Corporation (Vietnam Post)’s IT system was breached by ransomware at 3:10 am on June 4, leaving direct impact on the operations of postal and delivery services, the company has reported.
Increased reliance on the internet in Southeast Asia amid the COVID-19 situation has brought to the fore more vulnerabilities cybercriminals can exploit.
Ransomware attacks have gradually decreased in number globally, but are fast becoming business-centric, according to a global cybersecurity company Kaspersky.
The Asian region accounted for 44 per cent of global ransomware threats in the first few months of this year, of which Viet Nam accounted for 8 per cent, according to Trend Micro, a cyber security solutions company.
Viet Nam-based technology corporation CMC on May 19 released its anti-data encryption software CMC CryptoShield, which offers protection from ransomware.
The spread of WannaCry ransomware has been wreaking havoc across the world since Friday, and several Vietnamese businesses and agencies are advised to take precautions.
The central city''s information and communications department has issued
an alert over a computer virus called Ransomwar, after new viruses
affected personal computers of several businesses early this month.