In the context of increasingly sophisticated cyber security crimes, domain names – strategic digital assets – are becoming the target of attacks by hackers.

Cybersecurity threats in Vietnam are escalating at an alarming rate, with attacks becoming more sophisticated and widespread, according to a cyber threat situation report 2024 released by Viettel Cyber Security under the Viettel Military Industry and Telecoms Group.

The Authority of Information Security (AIS) under the Vietnamese Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS)'s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on strengthening cooperation in cybersecurity, at a ceremony in Hanoi on November 14.

Financial frauds and cyberattacks on the Vietnamese financial information systems are on the rise, but many domestic financial agencies still do not pay due attention to the issue, officials said.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on September 20 signed a decision designating August 6 as Vietnam Cyber Security Day.

Scams involving fake public service software registration and quick investment profits are well-known and continuously warned against by authorities, yet people continue to lose their assets to these schemes.

VOV.VN - Minister of Public Security General To Lam has asked Switzerland to bolster co-operation in resource development, as well as training in transnational organised crime prevention and control, cyber security, as well as efforts to combat terrorism and drugs.

There were some 13,900 cyberattacks in Vietnam in 2023, a year-on-year increase of 9.5%, according to a report announced by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) on December 12.

VOV.VN - A team of Viettel Cyber Security, a member of Viettel Group, won the Pwn2Own Toronto 2023, the world’s leading contest in cyber-attacks.

A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Minister of Public Security Senior Lieutenant General Luong Tam Quang attended the Singapore International Cyber Security Week 2023 (SICW 2023) and the 8th ASEAN Ministerial Conference on Cyber Security (AMCC-8) in Singapore from October 16-19.