Police warn of scams after CIC data leak

On September 12, the Criminal Police Department of Ho Chi Minh City Police issued a warning about the increased risk of fraud following the leak of personal data of the National Credit Information Center (CIC).

The personal data leak incident of the National Credit Information Center (CIC) is considered the largest data leak incident ever - Illustration photo

According to the Criminal Police Department, this is a huge source of data that can be exploited by bad guys to carry out more sophisticated fraud tricks.

According to analysis by the authorities, in the coming time people may face fraud through the following forms:

- Impersonating banks, CIC, and government agencies to call, text, and email with full name, ID number, account number, etc. to notify of "bad debt" and "verify information", thereby luring gullible people into providing passwords and OTPs.

- Fake debt cancellation service, card limit increase: aimed at students and workers who need to borrow money quickly, low interest rates.

- Impersonating relatives or leaders: using detailed personal information to create trust and request urgent money transfers.

- Calling to threaten the law: claiming to be from the police, the prosecutor's office, the court, threatening to be "involved in a money laundering case", forcing people to transfer money to a "safe account".

- Spam SMS, Zalo, email containing malicious links: tricking users into clicking on fake links to steal more data.

For students: enticed by invitations to borrow money to study, or to get a part-time job. For workers and civil servants, they will receive warnings of bad debt and fake credit information. As for older people, who are less tech-savvy, they are more likely to believe calls impersonating banks or police, or mistakenly click on strange links.

The Criminal Police Department recommends that people absolutely do not provide passwords or OTPs to anyone via phone, text message, or email.

Do not click on strange links and only log in to the bank's official application and website. Verify information via hotline or go directly to the bank or competent authority. Do not transfer "verified" money to an unknown account.

Students and workers should absolutely not believe advertisements for "CIC debt cancellation" or "fast loans with 0% interest".

Families with elderly people should remind and instruct their relatives how to recognize fraudulent calls and messages.

The Criminal Police Department believes that after the largest data leak ever, cybercriminals will become more sophisticated because they have real information of the victims. Every citizen needs to be more vigilant and proactive in updating warnings from the police, banks and mainstream media.

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Source: https://tuoitre.vn/cong-an-canh-bao-cac-thu-doan-lua-dao-sau-vu-lo-du-lieu-cua-cic-20250912142533896.htm