What does Hieu PC say about the personal data of 2 million Vietnamese users being leaked because it is related to virtual currency?

Recently, the online community stirred with information that the famous Vietnamese digital currency server was hacked, and the personal data of nearly 2 million Vietnamese users was leaked.

Accordingly, a hacker said that all eKYC data containing detailed information about nearly 2 million Vietnamese users was stolen and sold on a famous forum for hackers.

This forum is called R***forums – a place often used by hackers to sell the data they have stolen. A hacker named vndcio said he was able to break into ONUS’s server to get data from users. (ONUS is the new name of the VNDC application, VNDC is a stable digital currency (or stablecoin) similar in nature to digital currencies with a value pegged to USD like USDT or BUSD in the world).

These data revealed by the hacker vndcio include the phone number and real name used to register the user’s account as well as a series of photos of personal identification documents and video clips of authenticating the user’s face. use.

Many pictures as evidence released by hackers

Right now, sharing from cybersecurity experts has received a lot of attention, including Hieu PC.

Hieu PC is receiving a lot of attention because he has become a familiar name to the online community recently. Although he has not returned to Vietnam for a long time, he has been contributing to the network security system with the Anti-Phishing website. At the same time, he is also working at the National Cyber ​​Security Monitoring Center (NCSC), becoming a cybersecurity expert with many interesting shares.

Regarding the issue of personal data of nearly 2 million Vietnamese users that was leaked from the server of the digital currency, Hieu PC shared the views and perspectives of security experts from the Chongluadao.vn project. of Vietnam: “The above incident poses a great risk of information security for users. With leaked data, bad actors can perform identity fraud, use information to cheat, or learn about the victim’s transaction history. In addition, with information about the address, email, and phone number, the bad guy can carry out phising, spam, and advertising campaigns to annoy users” .. .

On the ONUS side, the company confirmed that user assets were not affected, but also suggested that users change the application password. Many users are hoping for a more appropriate answer from the company about this incident.