Vietnam adopts measures to thwart online scams

Exercise caution: A computer shop in Hanoi. A workshop heard that cyber criminals employ deepfake technology to mine and steal personal data, which is then used fraudulently, from impersonation to scam attempts. — AFP

HANOI: Vietnam is a country where people upload the largest amount of personal data to social media platforms, which have been exploited by cyber criminals.

That remark was made by Nguyen Hai Nam, director of Credit 360AI LLC, at the workshop “Avoiding risks when using digital banking services”.