Hundreds of fake Facebook profiles posing as the players and head coach of Vietnam’s U23 football team have been created in the wake of the squad’s stunning performance at the ongoing 2018 AFC U23 Championship. According to statistics released by Vietnamese cyber security firm Bkav, as of Wednesday nearly 200 fake accounts had been created claiming to belong to the team’s South Korean head coach Park Hang-seo and several of their players using a Facebook cloning technique popular among scammers. The technique involves creating a fake Facebook profile by using images and other information stolen from a targeted user’s real Facebook profile. At first glance, the fake profile can appear quite genuine, especially if the victim has all or some of their profile set to “public” – meaning there are few restrictions placed on who can view the page. According to Nguyen Huu Cuong, moderator of cyber security forum WhiteHat.vn, these clones are used for the quick collection of likes, followers, and interactions on social media, before the fake profile is renamed and utilized for other purposes such as e-commerce or marketing. In more disconcerting scenarios, the clones may be used by hackers as a tool for ‘phishing’ – attempts to obtain sensitive information such as usernames, passwords, and credit card details of a victim by appearing as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication. Scammers may dupe gullible users into believing the clones are authentic by explaining that the profile is a player’s secondary account, as their primary one has met the friends’ limit… [Read full story]
The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) has inked an agreement with a Russian analyst firm to be provided with professional statistics on the players of the country’s national football teams. The VFF and the National Coach Council had discussed and reached consensus in signing a contract worth EUR20,000 (US$22,313) with Russia’s Instat Football (InStat) to support the newly appointed head coach Nguyen Huu Thang in training the national football teams. The Russian company will supply their expert statistics and analysis about the players in the men’s and women’s squads, as well as the national under-23 football team, in preparation for the…... [read more]
Supporters of the Vietnamese national football (soccer) team were shocked to read head coach Toshiya Miura hinting at the possibility of resignation, or so they thought. The Japanese coach, who took the helm in May 2014, purportedly said he "will not coach [the Vietnamese team] anymore," in a status update on an unverified Facebook page named Miura Toshiya on Wednesday. The post came just one day after Vietnam conceded a 0-3 home defeat against Thailand in the Asian World Cup qualifying round. The status update said Miura was truly pained by the match where Thailand were far too strong for…... [read more]
Tourist firms warned to insure guests By Dao Loan - The Saigon Times Daily HCMC – Several European travel firms have warned their Vietnamese counterparts that they have to buy high premium insurance policies to reduce their losses in case tourists run into problems when visiting Vietnam. There have been a number of robberies and burglary incidents this year in the city and the European firms are forewarning the local firms to cover their bases in case tourists make claims. “Our European counterparts have told us not to worry about promotions but about insurance policies,” said the director of a…... [read more]
Vietnam’s midfielder Pham Thanh Luong, 23, is ranked in the top five football players of the Southeast Asian Games 2011 on Goal.com, a prestigious website on football. the U23 Vietnam squad at SEA Games. The top five includes: Malaysian goal-keeper Fahmi Che Mat, striker Kyaw Ko Ko of Myanmar, half-back Natarid Thammarossopon of Thailand, striker Patrich Wanggai of Indonesia and Vietnam’s Pham Thanh Luong. “Thanh Luong is capable of handling the ball as if by magic with the left leg. With the usual high style, the midfielder captain took U23 Vietnam to the semi-finals. Many coaches have highly appreciated Thanh…... [read more]
Fake electrical cables pose safety threat to consumers (20-04-2009) by Khanh Linh HA NOI — Fake electric wires and cables with counterfeit trademarks are posing a fire and electrocution threat to consumer, technical experts warn. Forty-six fires and electrical problems had occurred in the city so far this year, counterfeit goods prevention office head Nguyen Van Luc said. "Electrical overloads and poor-quality electric wires were to blame," he said. In Ha Noi since 2007, 232 of 455 fires were caused by counterfeit wires and cables. However, fake products continued to be sold in markets. Thuong Dinh Electric Wire and Cable…... [read more]
