Illustrative image (Source: AFP/VNA) An Giang (VNA) – Up to 4,770 cyber-attackson Vietnamese websites were reported in the first quarter of 2019, doubling thefigure recorded in the same period last year, according to the Vietnam ComputerEmergency Response Teams (VNCERT).
They included 124 malware, 2,245 defacement andover 1,000 phishing attacks, said VNCERT Director Nguyen Trong Duong at ameeting in Long Xuyen city, the southern province of An Giang, on April25.
A number of ransomware, advanced persistentthreat (APT) and privilege escalation attacks on many agencies andorganisations of Vietnam were also recorded, he said.
Duong noted VNCERT has warned about informationsecurity risks in 2019, including artificial intelligence-based malwareattacks; attacks on e-commerce, financial and banking systems to steal users’information; APT attacks on agencies and organisations to steal data; fakingorganisations, agencies and individuals to spread distorted information; andattacks taking advantage of software loopholes.
At the meeting that gathered southern provincesand cities, VNCERT recommended them improve their early warning capacity,increase the quantity and quality of IT personnel, and make due investment ininformation security solutions.
The localities were also asked to further take part in thenational computer emergency response network and stay ready to help with thesettlement of security incidents when requested.-VNA
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