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On July 10, the Ministry of Public Security issued a warning about three main cyber fraud groups in Vietnam.
Accordingly, there are currently three main groups of fraud (brand counterfeiting, account hijacking and other combined forms), with 24 forms of fraud taking place in cyberspace in Vietnam.
These scam groups target the following groups: Elderly people, children, students/youth, workers/laborers, office staff.
According to the Ministry of Public Security, online fraud cases have been and are becoming more complicated in the digital environment. According to the Department of Information Security - Ministry of Information and Communications, in the first 6 months of 2023, online fraud in Vietnam increased by 64.78% compared to the same period last year; increased by 37.82% compared to the last 6 months of 2022.
Forms include: "Cheap travel combo" scam; Deepfake, Deepvoice video call scam; "SIM lock" scam due to unstandardized subscribers; forged receipts of successful money transfers; impersonating teachers/medical staff to report that relatives are in emergency; child model recruitment scam; impersonating financial companies and banks; installing applications, advertising links for gambling, betting, black credit, etc.; impersonating websites, agencies, businesses (Social Insurance, banks, etc.).
In addition, there are the following forms: SMS Brandname fraud, spreading fake messages; stock investment fraud, virtual currency, multi-level marketing; online collaborator recruitment fraud; stealing social network accounts, sending fraudulent messages; impersonating police agencies, prosecutors, courts to make fraudulent calls; selling fake and counterfeit goods on e-commerce platforms; stealing citizen identification information to borrow credit; fraud of transferring money to the wrong bank account; fraud of services to get money back after being scammed. Fraudulently stealing Telegram OTP; fraud of spreading fake news about lost calls like FlashAI; fraud of Facebook recovery services; emotional fraud, luring financial investment, sending parcels, winning prizes, ...; spreading phishing links to scam, seeding "dirty" ads on Facebook; fraud of giving lottery numbers.
According to the Ministry of Public Security, one of the main causes of this situation is determined to come from users' awareness. Cyber attacks tend to focus mainly on people instead of machines and equipment.
Faced with this situation, the Ministry of Public Security and the Department of Information Security (Ministry of Information and Communications) recommend three basic skills to ensure personal information security.
First of all, limit sharing your personal information online, unless you are sure that the information will be used in a controlled manner. People need to ensure that they only provide personal information to individuals and organizations they trust.
People use strong passwords to protect their online accounts. Passwords should be longer than 8 characters and include uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers and special characters; passwords should be changed regularly and the same password should not be used for multiple accounts.
People need to proactively learn about information security methods, update the latest news about security threats and learn how to prevent them; use security tools such as anti-virus software and anti-theft software to protect their online accounts.
According to VNA
