Vietnam — Cyber Threat Profile

Vietnam faces sustained and sophisticated cyber threats, primarily from Chinese state-sponsored actors linked to South China Sea territorial disputes. Confirmed active threat groups include Mustang Panda, APT31, APT41, Grayling, and SharpPanda. Vietnam ranked among the top 10 globally for cyberattack volume in 2024. The Ministry of Information and Communications oversees national cyber strategy, and Vietnam is expanding its internet infrastructure aggressively, partnering with SpaceX for Starlink satellite services and targeting universal 5G coverage by 2030. Vietnam hosted the signing ceremony for the UN Convention on Cybercrime in Hanoi in 2025. The country's extensive and rapidly growing internet infrastructure, covering 95.

National CERT/CSIRT: VNCERT/CC (Vietnam Cybersecurity Emergency Response Teams / Coordination Center)
World Cybercrime Index 2024 (origin significance): 1.59 / 100, #22 worldwide
Secure Internet servers per 1M people (2024): 5,733.7 (source: World Bank)
Internet users (2024): 84.2% of population (source: World Bank)

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