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Australia begins enforcing world-first teen social media ban

Australia begins enforcing world-first teen social media ban

Australia on Wednesday became the first country to ban social media for children under 16, blocking access in a move welcomed by many parents and child advocates but criticised by major technology companies and free-speech advocates.
South Korean fugitives who tricked men with deepfake romance scam arrested in Vietnam

South Korean fugitives who tricked men with deepfake romance scam arrested in Vietnam

Vietnam cyber ring sells thousands of fake Telegram and Zalo accounts to Cambodian scammers

Vietnam cyber ring sells thousands of fake Telegram and Zalo accounts to Cambodian scammers

Vietnam police bust transnational scam ring in Cambodia, arrest 59 suspects

Vietnam police bust transnational scam ring in Cambodia, arrest 59 suspects

Vietnamese police have dismantled a massive cross-border fraud network in Cambodia, arresting 59 Vietnamese nationals accused of posing as delivery workers, police officers and soldiers to defraud more than 8,000 victims of about VND300 billion (US$12 million).
October 29, 2025 | 06:38 pm PT
5 things to know about Chen Zhi, Cambodian billionaire accused of running cybercrime empire in Southeast Asia

5 things to know about Chen Zhi, Cambodian billionaire accused of running cybercrime empire in Southeast Asia

Cambodian tycoon Chen Zhi, founder and chairman of the Prince Holding Group, is at the center of an international scandal involving allegations of massive cryptocurrency fraud, forced labor, and money laundering.
October 22, 2025 | 07:01 am PT
Elon Musk's Starlink dishes seized in major Myanmar scam raid

Elon Musk's Starlink dishes seized in major Myanmar scam raid

Myanmar's junta raided one of the country's most notorious cyberscam centers and seized Starlink satellite internet devices, it said Monday, after an AFP investigation revealed an explosion in their use in the multibillion-dollar illicit industry.
October 19, 2025 | 09:37 pm PT
Cambodia arrests 8 Vietnamese in cross-border scam raid

Cambodia arrests 8 Vietnamese in cross-border scam raid

Cambodian police have arrested eight Vietnamese nationals, including three women, in a raid on an alleged scam operation in Phnom Penh.
October 16, 2025 | 12:30 am PT
Canadian hacker charged by US with stealing $48M from Vietnam blockchain project

Canadian hacker charged by US with stealing $48M from Vietnam blockchain project

Canadian national Andean Medjedovic, 22, has been charged with stealing over US$65 million in cryptocurrency, including more than $48 million from Vietnam-based blockchain platform KyberSwap.
February 6, 2025 | 02:15 am PT
South Korean Telegram sex crime ring exploiting over 200 victims busted

South Korean Telegram sex crime ring exploiting over 200 victims busted

South Korean police have dismantled a major Telegram crime ring, one of the nation's largest digital sex exploitation cases, affecting 234 individuals, including 159 minors, over four years.
January 25, 2025 | 12:45 am PT
Set a former thief to catch new thieves: a cybercrime story

Set a former thief to catch new thieves: a cybercrime story

A Vietnamese hacker who stole the personal information of 200 million Americans has developed a software add-on that alerts users to scam websites.
February 18, 2021 | 05:45 am PT
Vietnam’s National Cybersecurity Center hires former cybercriminal

Vietnam’s National Cybersecurity Center hires former cybercriminal

Ngo Minh Hieu, a convicted hacker who once stole the personal information of 200 million Americans, has recently been recruited by Vietnam’s National Cybersecurity Center (NCSC).
December 5, 2020 | 01:17 am PT
Half of Vietnamese businesses admit to being defrauded, often by employees

Half of Vietnamese businesses admit to being defrauded, often by employees

Fifty-two percent of Vietnamese companies suffered fraud in the last two years, half of them committed by employees, a survey has found.
November 14, 2018 | 08:45 pm PT
Global cybercrime costs $600 bn annually: study

Global cybercrime costs $600 bn annually: study

'We're now seeing an expanding number of cybercrime centers, including not only North Korea but also Brazil, India and Vietnam.'
February 21, 2018 | 04:51 pm PT
 
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