On October 14, the Vietnam Blockchain Association (VBA) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC Vietnam) jointly organized a training program on “Raising awareness of cyber security and preventing online fraud in the context of digital transformation” at Ho Chi Minh City University of Law, aiming to improve basic skills for students to deal with high-tech crimes and threats in cyberspace.
In fact, due to lack of experience and vigilance, many students are now easy prey for high-tech criminals. Many students, because of their gullibility, have fallen into the traps of bad guys. Therefore, it is extremely necessary for students to identify some initial methods, tricks, and ways to deal with being victims of this type of crime.
According to a report by the Vietnam Blockchain Association, in 2023, the association recorded more than 69,000 complaints related to crypto-asset fraud, with losses of up to 5.6 billion USD, an increase of 45% compared to 2022. In particular, the investment fraud model (Pig Butchering) accounted for 71% of the total losses, equivalent to 3.96 billion USD. This is a sophisticated fraud model, building trust with victims through social networks or dating apps, then enticing them to invest in fake financial platforms. When the victim invests a large amount of money, the scammer will disappear with all the assets. In particular, deepfake technology is becoming a powerful support tool for criminals, convincingly impersonating identities, making victims easily deceived.
“In May 2023, the Vietnam Blockchain Association developed the ChainTracer solution to detect, trace and analyze suspicious crypto-asset transactions. Since its launch, ChainTracer has helped recover more than 2 million USD from scams in Vietnam. ChainTracer not only helps detect fraudulent activities early but also increases transparency in transactions, contributes to protecting users and building a safer Blockchain ecosystem,” Mr. Tran Huyen Dinh, representative of the Vietnam Blockchain Association, shared with students.
Ms. Nguyen Thi Nhu Trang, representative of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC Vietnam), said that with sophisticated tricks, scammers apply many psychological measures to gain trust and lead according to the scenario. Currently, there are 24 common forms of fraud in cyberspace that have been announced by the Department of Information Security (Ministry of Information and Communications) such as: Online lottery winning, impersonating tax officers, police officers, investing in digital assets, deepfake (videos impersonating faces, voices) ...
In addition to technical measures, raising awareness, along with basic skills for people and students, is considered one of the leading measures to help prevent online fraud.
Within the framework of the program, the Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence Institute (ABAII) awarded 30 MasterTeck scholarships to students of Ho Chi Minh City University of Law, including more than 300 in-depth courses on Blockchain and AI, to help students improve their skills and open up many career opportunities in the digital age.
Speaking at the event, Associate Professor, Dr. Tran Viet Dung, Vice Rector of Ho Chi Minh City University of Law, said that the school not only focuses on providing professional knowledge but also attaches great importance to equipping students with basic knowledge and skills, self-protection of personal information and prevention of fraud in cyberspace. Through the training session, we hope to provide knowledge and a comprehensive picture of network security in the face of increasing online fraud, helping students firmly integrate in the context of digital transformation that is taking place deeply and strongly as it is today.
The training program is an event in the ABAII Unitour series, implemented by the Institute of Blockchain Technology and Artificial Intelligence (ABAII) and the Vietnam Blockchain Association (VBA) from March 2024. This is one of the social projects to popularize Blockchain and AI, help improve the capacity of young workers, optimize processes for businesses, and develop a sustainable and healthy technology market. Some outstanding projects being implemented include: Blockchain and AI online learning platform (MasterTeck); free legal assistant (AI law lookup); tracking projects with signs of fraud ChainTracer; in-depth seminars on Fintech, tokenized real assets (RWA), etc.
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