The development of the Internet and forms of online shopping and payment have led to sophisticated forms of fraud and property appropriation by hackers. How not to become a victim?
As more and more people choose to shop and pay online, online fraud and property theft are becoming more and more common. Therefore, for those who are not equipped with basic knowledge of security and information security, it is very likely that they will become victims of hackers and these forms of fraud, making them lose their money. money and great wealth.
According to a statistic of security research firm Kaspersky, in April 2022, up to 26.36% of online fraud attempts in Vietnam targeted banks, payment systems and online stores. line. In particular, the increase of transaction services as well as online banking services in Vietnam has created conditions for hackers to design fraudulent websites, impersonating these online services to get money. steal the user's bank account login information, thereby appropriating the victim's assets.
The interface of a fraudulent website, impersonating the website of a large bank to steal user login information (Photo: Kaspersky).
The interface of a fraudulent website, impersonating the website of a large bank to steal user login information (Photo: Kaspersky).
According to Kaspersky, online fraud for financial theft is recognized as a common form of fraud in Southeast Asia, accounting for more than 40% in most countries in the region. The Philippines has the highest rate of financial attacks with 64.03% of online scams, followed by Thailand with 56.35%. In Vietnam, this rate is 26.36%, the lowest in the region.
Notably, super apps are at risk of being targeted by hackers, and this can have serious consequences. Super app is a mobile application that provides various services: online shopping, ordering food, buying movie tickets, paying money... through a single mobile interface.
The worst possible scenario is when a super app holds all of the user's financial details, but when hackers can break into the super app's database, or steal Once they get the user's credentials into the superapp, they can compromise all the data available in the superapp.