There were 14 million phishing attempts against internet users in the Southeast Asian region for the first six months of 2019. (Photo: vneconomy.vn) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) — Vietnam is among the top three target countries for phishing websites in Southeast Asia in the first half of the year, according to the global cybersecurity company Kaspersky. Recent statistics gathered by Kaspersky showed Southeast Asia remains a target of cybercriminals attempting to infect networks and devices through the simplest yet most effective trick called phishing. The global cybersecurity company has detected a total of 14 million phishing attempts against internet users in the region for the first six months of 2019. It reveals that there were over 11 million combined attempts detected from these three countries. Moreover, Thailand logged nearly 1.5 million attempts while the Philippines had over one million incidents. Singapore posted only 351,510 attempts from January to June of this year. On the … [Read more...] about Vietnam among top targets for phishing in Southeast Asia
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Việt Nam among top targets for phishing in Southeast Asia
There were 14 million phishing attempts against internet users in the Southeast Asian region for the first six months of 2019. — Photo vneconomy.vn HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam is among the top three target countries for phishing websites in Southeast Asia in the first half of the year, according to the global cybersecurity company Kaspersky. Recent statistics gathered by Kaspersky showed Southeast Asia remains a target of cybercriminals attempting to infect networks and devices through the simplest yet most effective trick called phishing. The global cybersecurity company has detected a total of 14 million phishing attempts against internet users in the region for the first six months of 2019. It reveals that there were over 11 million combined attempts detected from these three countries. Moreover, Thailand logged nearly 1.5 million attempts while the Philippines had over one million incidents. Singapore posted only 351,510 attempts from January … [Read more...] about Việt Nam among top targets for phishing in Southeast Asia
Customers falling for fake bank clerk phishing scam
Banks' customers are being targeted by new phishing attacks by criminals posing as bank officials and asking customers for their one-time password (OTP). More and more bank customers are cheated by fake bank officials phishing for private data Sharing with VIR, Doan Tran Tuan Tu, the owner of a travel agency and a Techcombank customer, said that recently a woman sent her information to book tickets through Facebook together with the picture of the passport, visa, and bank card of her husband and her children to earn his trust. The woman said she will transfer money through Western Union to pay for the tickets and sent a link named chuyentienquocte for Tuan Tu to log in. Afterwards, a stranger called Tu claiming to be a bank staff and asking Tu to provide his OTP and email address to receive the money. Right after Tu gave them the information, his bank account was nearly completely drained (VND9.9 million – $430.43). Similarly, Nguyen Thi Hong Nhung, a Vietcombank … [Read more...] about Customers falling for fake bank clerk phishing scam
Vietnam hosts cyber security drill
The drill updates public technicians on the solutions to prevent and counter advanced persistent threats (APT), while equipping them with the skills and knowledge to prepare for real-life attacks to important national information infrastructure. Addressing the opening ceremony, Deputy Minister of Information and Communications, Nguyen Thanh Hung, expressed his hope that the participating teams would continue joining hands to build a safe and trustful cyberspace. According to Nguyen Khac Lich, deputy head of the Vietnam Computer Emergency Response Team (VNCERT), stimulation drills in recent years have shown limitations concerning dangerous and complex APT attacks. At this year’s event, VNCERT, for the first time, has launched a new model where participants can practice both defence and attack skills in selected working data. They are not allowed to destroy or shutdown the data, or cause information leaks. Co-organised by the Authority of Information Security and the Vietnam … [Read more...] about Vietnam hosts cyber security drill
Vietnam holds nationwide cyber-attack drill
Scene at the opening ceremony of the drill (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – One hundred teams from across Vietnam are taking part in a biggest ever cyber-attack drill, which runs in Hanoi, Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City from December 18 to 21. Co-organised by the Authority of Information Security and the Vietnam Computer Emergency Response Team (VNCERT), the drill updates public technicians on solutions to preventing and countering advanced persistent threat (APT), while equipping them with skills and knowledge to get ready for real-life attacks to important national information infrastructure. Speaking at the opening ceremony, Nguyen Khac Lich, deputy head of the VNCERT, said stimulation drills in recent years showed limitations when it comes to concerning dangerous and complex APT attacks. This year, VNCERT, for the first time, has launched a new model where participants can practice both defence and attack skills in a selected working data. They are not allowed to destroy and … [Read more...] about Vietnam holds nationwide cyber-attack drill