On average, there are more than 256 attacks on domestic systems every week.(Photo ictnews.vietnamnet.vn)
Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - The total number of cyber-attackscausing problems on information systems in Vietnam was 6,641 in the first sixmonths.
On average, there are more than 256 attacks on domestic systems every week.
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) said that out of 6,641 cyber attacks,there were 1,696 incidents of phishing attacks, 859 defacement incidents and 4,086malware attacks.
Statistics of the Authority of Information Security (AIS) showed that thetotal number of cyberattacks causing problems on systems in Vietnam in thefirst half of the year decreased by 2.54% compared to the last six months oflast year and rose by 127.82% compared to the first six months of last year. Onaverage, information systems in Vietnam suffered 1,107 incidents of cyberattacks every month in the first six months of the year, a year-on-year growthof 36.5%.
The increase in cyber attack incidents in the first half of the year was mainlydue to the sharp growth in phishing attacks, which appeared more on scamwebsites and apps on social networks, said AIS.
To ensure information security for Vietnamese information systems and cyberspace,in the coming time, AIS will continue to monitor and actively scan, evaluate,make statistics and boost communications and warnings so that users know andavoid the risks of cyber attacks; while also focusing on urging agenciesand units to review vulnerabilities and signs of attacks.
As for online fraud, AIS will organise a communications campaign to raisepeople's awareness, implement solutions, such as putting into operation aportal for people's information security, and developing a page to provideinformation on typical scams to help people recognise thecurrent fraud methods in Vietnam and beyond./.
Vietnam posted 1,383 cyber attacks in the first month of 2022, an increase of 10.29 percent from December 2021, according to the Vietnam National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC).
Vietnam recorded more than 240 cyber-attacks between January 29 and February 5 when the nation was celebrating Tet, Vietnam’s traditional New Year holiday, according the Ministry of Information and Communications’ Authority of Information Security (AIS).
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On average, there are more than 256 attacks on domestic systems every week.(Photo ictnews.vietnamnet.vn) 
