Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted a reception in Hanoi on March 25 for Alfred Kelly, CEO of Visa – the global payment technology company that looks to enable consumers, businesses, banks, and governments in using digital currency.
The Vietnam Computer Emergency Response Team (VNCERT) has warned that GandCrab ransomware affiliates which had been spreading globally over the past year had updated to version 5.2 and the team was taking measures to disconnect with GandCrab server to avoid damages.
The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has proposed to temporarily halt the import of bitcoin mining machines to improve the management of bitcoin and cryptocurrency transactions.
Police in Ho Chi Minh City are coordinating with relevant agencies to examine an alleged cryptocurrency fraud involving over 32,000 people and a sum of 15 trillion VND (666 million USD).
The Bank of Thailand (BOT) has said that crypto currencies are not legal tender and it will join hands with the Anti-Money Laundering Office to prevent the illicit use of virtual currency bitcoin.
The Central Bank of Malaysia (BNM) initiated a policy compelling digital currency exchangers to report their activities, reported The Star newspaper on December 15.
The use of cryptocurrency and blockchains in Vietnam is currently limited to just one percent of the total population, though experts anticipate that the number could grow to 30 million users in the next ten years.
The spread of WannaCry ransomware has been wreaking havoc in nearly 100 countries. Aware of its danger and high affectability, Vietnam has taken various measures to guard against the ransomeware.
The spread of WannaCry ransomware has been wreaking havoc across the world, and several Vietnamese businesses and agencies are advised to take cautions.
As many as 2,470 cyber attack cases were reported in Malaysia in the first quarter of this year, up 42 percent compared to the previous quarter, according to CyberSecurity Malaysia.
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