The Ho Chi Minh City Police has issued a warning to locals to watch out for online scams, following a cybersecurity breach at the National Credit Information Center (CIC) on September 11.
VOV.VN - Relevant Vietnamese agencies are working on citizen protection after Cambodian authorities in Phnom Penh on July 14 detained more than 140 Vietnamese citizens for their alleged involvement in online fraud activities, according to Foreign Ministry spokesperson Pham Thu Hang.
VOV.VN - Border guard units in collaboration with the Tay Ninh Provincial Police have received 45 citizens deported by Cambodian authorities for illegal residence.
VOV.VN - The Dien Bien Provincial Police, in close coordination with the Lao Police, have dismantled a transnational high-tech fraud ring operating in the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone (Bokeo province, Laos).
A landmark partnership between Google and the Ministry of Public Security's Department of Cybersecurity and Hi-tech Crime Prevention and Control was announced on June 26, aiming to prevent online scams.
VOV.VN - Police in Lam Dong province, Central Highlands, have arrested Hong Sangwoo, 38, a Korean national wanted by Interpol for involvement in a transnational investment scam based in Cambodia.
VOV.VN - The police of Ninh Binh province said on May 14 they have received a Vietnamese man deported from Myanmar for his engagement in a cross-border scam.
The E-commerce Development Centre (Ecomviet) under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has issued a warning of the growing complexity of online fraud, emphasising that users will face two key threats - surveillance malware designed to steal information - and evolving online scams.
VOV.VN - The Criminal Police Department of Ha Tinh province, in coordination with Philippine authorities, has dismantled a cross-border fraud ring worth hundreds of billions of VND, arresting 56 suspects.
VOV.VN - The Border Guard Command of Tay Ninh province has received 177 Vietnamese citizens handed over by the Vietnamese Embassy in Cambodia, who were involved in illegal labour and residence in Cambodia.