18 government agency systems connected to the malware network

A botnet is a network of compromised computer devices used to carry out cyber attacks.

Computers that are taken over will be used by attack groups as tools to automate mass attacks such as spreading malware, causing server problems, stealing data...

18 government agency systems connected to the malware network

In September 2024, the Department of Information Security recorded 468,796 Vietnamese IP addresses in the botnet, including 18 IP addresses of state agencies and organizations.

This is the result of this unit's task of monitoring and early detection of risks from within the system, especially the risk of servers and workstations in the system being infected with malware and becoming botnets, as well as sharing information about cyber threats with international organizations and continuously monitoring botnets.

Thus, since the beginning of the year, the Department of Information Security has discovered 321 systems of state agencies and organizations connected to botnet infrastructure; at the same time, it has supported units in preventing and handling them.

In September, the number of IP addresses in Vietnam connected to botnets was 468,796 addresses (down more than 75% compared to 2019).

To maintain the achieved results, in parallel with continuing to deploy campaigns to scan and remove malware, the Department of Information Security clearly identifies that it will step up propaganda, raise user awareness; monitor and prevent connections to servers that control malware attacks that cause information insecurity for agencies and individual users.

Source: https://kinhtedothi.vn/18-he-thong-co-quan-nha-nuoc-ket-noi-toi-mang-may-tinh-ma.html