Only vehicles granted with "green lane" status are allowed to go through COVID-19 checkpoints. (Photo: VNA)“Green lane” vehicles receive a QR code, enabling them to be prioritised to pass COVID-19 checkpoints without lengthy waits. This aims to facilitate the smooth circulation of necessities throughout the nation amid the COVID-19 resurgence.
A day prior, the website was reportedly attacked by hackers with about 500 requests per second on average, repeatedly crashing the system and preventing it from functioning normally, according to the Ministry of Transport.
It has disrupted the processing of applications for “green lane” status. Loads of complaints have been sent to the Directorate for Roads of Vietnam and local Departments of Transport nationwide as transport firms said that they could not access the website for hours.
The issue is considered serious given that a very large number of vehicles are applying for the “green lane” to go through the capital city of Hanoi, which has imposed social distancing order since early morning on July 24 to contain the spread of COVID-19.
There have been more than 20,000 applications for “green lane” QR codes. Just over 7,000 codes have been granted by the Hanoi Department of Transport so far.
The Ministry of Transport also requested the Ministry of Information and Telecommunications to provide the Directorate for Roads of Vietnam with technical support to ensure cyber security for the system and prevent future attacks./.
VNA
