'Indifference is aiding and abetting personal data breaches'

On October 25, within the framework of 8 high-level events of the Opening Ceremony of the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime (Hanoi Convention), Minister of Justice Nguyen Hai Ninh delivered a speech at an in-depth discussion session with the topic "Protecting citizens in the digital transformation era - a perspective from Vietnam".

- Ảnh 1. — Minister of Justice Nguyen Hai Ninh speaks at the discussion session.

According to the Minister, humans are living in the era of the 4.0 Industrial Revolution, shaped by breakthrough technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Big Data, Blockchain and Internet of Things (IoT).

Data has become a strategic resource, bringing great economic and social values, but has also witnessed a rapid increase in cybercrime on a global scale. This threat not only causes economic losses but also directly threatens national security, human rights and civil rights.

In that context, the signing ceremony of the Hanoi Convention is of special significance, serving as a forum for the international community to express its commitment and unify actions in the fight against cross-border cybercrime.

Minister Nguyen Hai Ninh emphasized Vietnam's viewpoint that the core values of digital transformation and technology must be built on the foundation of ensuring human rights and civil rights in the digital environment.

Vietnam proposes to focus on perfecting the legal framework for protecting human rights and citizens' rights in the digital environment, based on international human rights treaties. Cooperation between countries is identified as a decisive factor in effectively preventing and combating cross-border cybercrime.

At the same time, it is necessary to ensure harmony between national law and international law, linking the principles of international law with the specific conditions of each country. Each country must proactively improve its legal system on a specific basis, in order to ensure consistency with international law and enhance the effectiveness of implementing international commitments in its own country.

- Ảnh 2. — Overview of the discussion session

More than 8.5 million stolen accounts and nearly 4,500 phishing domains

Minister of Justice Nguyen Hai Ninh also mentioned that ensuring human rights and civil rights must be associated with protecting national and ethnic interests.

The latest report from Viettel Cyber Security Company (Military Telecommunications Industry Group) shows that in the first 6 months of 2025 alone, Vietnam recorded more than 8.5 million stolen personal accounts (accounting for 1.7% globally), nearly 4,500 phishing domains, 1,000 fake websites and 528,000 distributed denial of service attacks.

The above figures truly and directly reflect the severity of cyber security risks that every agency, organization and individual is facing.

Therefore, a comprehensive approach is needed, placing the task of protecting citizens in relation to protecting network security and information security in the network environment, from improving early warning capacity, perfecting the legal framework, to promoting investment in modern technical solutions and raising security awareness for all individuals and organizations.

The next issue noted by the Minister is that protecting citizens in cyberspace is not only the core role of the State but also the responsibility of individuals, businesses, organizations and the whole society.

"When every personal data can become a target of attack, indifference is abetting violations," the Minister said, adding that protecting cyberspace must be considered an inseparable moral and legal obligation of every subject in society.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/su-tho-o-chinh-la-tiep-tay-cho-vi-pham-ve-du-lieu-ca-nhan-18525102517535113.htm