Sharing at the workshop, Major General Nguyen Van Giang - Deputy Director of the Department of Cyber ​​Security and High-Tech Crime Prevention, Ministry of Public Security (A05) - said that high-tech crimes are complicated, with connections between domestic and foreign subjects.

In recent times, although the authorities have repeatedly warned and implemented many drastic solutions, many people still fall into the trap. The main reason is that cybercrime groups operate in an organized, cross-border manner, taking advantage of legal loopholes.

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Criminals operate professionally, develop scenarios and assign specific roles, and take full advantage of science and technology to attack users. Criminals reside in neighboring countries such as Cambodia, Myanmar, etc.; the leaders are often foreigners.

In addition, the lack of awareness and vigilance of social network users against sophisticated methods and tricks in cyberspace is also the cause of the increase in online fraud.

According to statistics from the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Information and Communications, there are currently 3 main fraud groups (brand counterfeiting, account hijacking and other combined forms) with 24 fraud methods.

To prevent online fraud, the A05 Department is working with the National Cyber ​​Security Association to provide free software to help detect online fraud, expected to be launched in the third quarter of 2024.

At the same time, the head of the Payment Department said that to enhance security, from July 1, the State Bank requires credit institutions and payment intermediaries to perform biometric authentication for money transfer transactions of VND10 million or more or total transaction value of VND20 million per day. The customer's face authentication must match the face stored in the chip of the citizen identification card.

When customers make their first transaction on the Mobile Banking application or on a new device, they must authenticate with biometric identification. Banks are also actively cleaning customer data, removing unregistered accounts to enhance security.

However, the Ministry of Public Security also said that criminals are finding ways to deal with this new regulation. In this situation, Department A05 has made some recommendations for people to raise their awareness and protect themselves from fraudulent acts.

In addition to public vigilance, preventing online fraud requires close coordination between relevant ministries, agencies and businesses. People need to understand the methods and tricks of fraudsters and equip themselves with the necessary skills to prevent and combat these activities.