Double-extortion ransomware attacks are likely to be a major cyberattack trend this year. Experts have recommended vigilance over this type of malware during the Tet holiday and afterward.

In its report released lately, Viettel Cyber Security noted the strong rise of attacks by scammers who impersonate state officials and trick people out of money.

There were 950 cyberattacks on Vietnam’s information system in January, a decline of 33% and 23% compared with that of December 2023 and the same period last year, respectively.

Statistics from the Viettel Threat Intelligence system show nearly 5,900 fraudulent domain names last year.

Computer viruses caused estimated losses of 17.3 trillion VND (716 million USD) to Vietnamese users in 2023, according to a cybersecurity assessment programme for individual users conducted by Bkav Corporation in December last year.

The Authority for Information Security (AIS) has found that 70 percent of institutions have not paid attention to examining and fixing security vulnerabilities identified by agencies and security firms.

In 2023, about 12,850 cyber-attacks were detected, which is a rise of 5.3 percent compared to 2022.

HCM City authorities on Tuesday organised a four-day cyber security drill in an effort to enhance its cyber security readiness amid the growing sophistication of cyber attacks throughout the country.

Of the 11,428 cyberattacks on information systems in Vietnam so far this year, there were 10,283 phishing attacks, accounting for 89.9 percent, or 6,300 attacks more than the same period last year.

Hackers have offered to share profits with buyers under a binary compensation plan like the one used in multi-level marketing (MLM) businesses.

Of 10 serious security vulnerabilities in Microsoft’s products identified by the Authority of Information Security (AIS), three are being exploited.

The National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) which is responsible for warning of trends about activities and developments in Vietnam's cyberspace has warned people about the latest cyber frauds.

In recommendations to agencies, institutions and businesses on information security, the Authority of Information Security (AIS) said that under the law, cybersecurity is not optional but necessary in today's risky environment

Of the 24 cases of systematic and sensitive data leakage reported so far this year, 19 cases were related to the retail sector.

Eight percent of polled internet users in Vietnam said they regularly receive scam calls, and 57.5 percent receive scam messages.

While cyber bullying is becoming more common at schools, students are finding it difficult to seek support from teachers or their parents.

The security vulnerability CVE-2023-46747 exists in F5 Networks' BIG-IP product, allowing attackers to go through the authentication mechanism and abuse the Traffic Management User Interface (TMUI) to execute remote code.

Online phishing attacks continue to increase in many sophisticated forms. Most scammers target financial institutions and banks.

Vietnam is set to join 15 other countries in performing maneuvers for cyber security incidence responses at the 2023 ASEAN Computer Emergency Response Team (CERTS) Incident Drills (ACID) on October 18-19.

There was a huge jump in the number of threats targeting small and medium-sized businesses (SMB) in Vietnam in the first half of the year, global cybersecurity and digital privacy company Kaspersky has said.