Incidents such as "online kidnapping", psychological manipulation, and fraud to take over students' property show that young people who are proficient in technology can also fall into traps.

At the launching ceremony of the CyberZ project, arousing the pioneering role of students in preventing and combating online fraud, held in Hanoi on October 29, Colonel Ha Van Bac, Deputy Director of Cyber ​​Security - Ministry of Public Security, said that the ability to quickly access technology does not make young people immune to online fraud, especially when criminals combine AI with psychological manipulation tricks.

"Even young people with quick access to technology can become victims," ​​he said, giving an example of students being psychologically manipulated through "online kidnapping" tricks recently. According to him, online fraud is not just limited to deceitful tricks to appropriate property. With the support of artificial intelligence, cybercriminals can fake images and voices, and exploit trust, emotions and fear to lure victims.

Leaders of the Cyber ​​Security Department believe that fraud prevention and combat needs to shift from warning about tricks that have already occurred to building the community's ability to identify and respond to constantly changing risks. According to him, equipping knowledge needs to be accompanied by practice, from verifying information, protecting personal data to choosing how to handle signs of fraud. Students also need to understand the law and know how to transfer information to competent authorities, instead of conducting investigations or handling crimes themselves.

The CyberZ project is directed by the Cyber ​​Security Department and sponsored by the Central Vietnam Student Association. Besides providing warning information, the project aims to let students directly practice recognizing situations and choosing how to respond.

The CyberZ portal introduced at the event provides documents, knowledge and scenarios for users to test their understanding of online fraud. The project also launched the CyberZ Challenge competition, encouraging students to propose communication ideas or solutions to prevent and combat fraud. According to the organizers, ideas with potential will be selected for further improvement and finding resources for practical implementation.

Mr. Vu Duy Hien, Deputy Secretary General and Chief of Office of the National Cyber ​​Security Association, commented that connecting professional agencies, schools, businesses and students can create conditions to develop initiatives to serve the community. He also emphasized mobilizing the younger generation to participate in preventing and combating online fraud, looking for initiatives that have the potential to develop into useful solutions to serve the community.

Liu Quy