Vietnam is exerting all efforts to ensure information security in all networks of state agencies as well as local organizations and online services, following a cyberattack on the country’s two major airports allegedly carried out by Chinese hackers. The phrase ‘1937cn,’ a prominent group of hackers in China, was left on the website of Vietnam Airlines after the cyberattack. The notice came after a team of self-proclaimed Chinese hackers, 1937cn, had compromised the networks of two major Vietnamese airports on Friday. The website was also defaced to display offensive information similar to what was seen on the airports’ flight information boards. The website of national carrier Vietnam Airlines was also hacked, with hackers stealing and leaking data of some 411,000 VIP customers.

Source: Tuoitre News July 31, 2016 04:18 UTC