VietNamNet
Đống Đa, Hanoi | |
| Sister newspapers | tintuconline.com.vn 2sao.vn vef.vn Infonet.vn ictnews.vn |
|---|---|
| Website | vietnamnet vietnamnet |
VietNamNet (abbreviated as VNN) is an online newspaper in Vietnam affiliated to the Ministry of Information and Communications. Its content is published daily in both Vietnamese and English, and cover categories including international news, information technology, sports, music, fashion, online interviews, music, etc.
History
VietNamNet was granted the latest operating license on January 23, 2003 (license number: 27/GP-BVHTT).
On May 15, 2008, it was proposed that VietNamNet's ownership be transferred from VNPT to Vietnam's Ministry of Information and Communications.
In 2019, VietNamNet and Vietnam Post online newspapers were merged.
Hacker attacks
On January 4, 2011, VietNamNet's server was attacked by hackers - who then gained control of hundreds of thousands of computers. At that time, this was the largest
Google and McAfee later revealed there was evidence that the hacker groups were affiliated with the Vietnamese government. However, editor-in-chief Nguyễn Anh Tuấn insisted that he did not believe the government was behind this attack.[3]
References
- ^ "VietNamNet bị tấn công DOS lớn chưa từng có". VietNamNet. 7 January 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- ^ "VietNamNet lại bị tấn công". BBC Vietnamese. 7 January 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- ^ Vietnamese journalist finds his voice Financial Times
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