Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security warns of special malware
Nguyen Viet The, Head of the Professional Informatics Technology Department under the Ministry of Public Security, has said on Buu Dien, that competent agencies have found the malware specializing in stealing confidential information which can be infected through a USB or the malware, can penetrate through back door into computers, then automatically steal all sensitive documents stored in the computers to be saved at external addresses.
The noteworthy thing is that all nearly all the existing anti-virus software products cannot kill the malicious code. In some cases, the draft versions of important documents, or the draft agreements in international negotiations have been leaking.
According to The, there are two most popular types of attacks, including deface attacks and DDoS (denial of service) that hackers have been using, targeting the websites and electronic information portals in Vietnam. He has warned that the Communist Party’s and the State’s agencies should take necessary measures to protect their confidential documents.
