[Economy 365]
Ahead of the Chuseok holiday, it is expected that the number of smishing scams impersonating delivery confirmation or national support will increase, so you need to be careful.
Do not click on an unverified Internet address or phone number in a courier inquiry or holiday greeting text message, and do not give out personal information such as identification when requesting personal information such as a disaster aid or vaccine reservation inquiry.
The government plans to strengthen monitoring and crackdown on cybercrime to prevent smishing damage during Chuseok.
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LG Household & Health Care was caught after passing half of the cost to franchisees while holding a discount event for its brand, The Face Shop.
The Fair Trade Commission said that LG Life Insurance had violated the Franchise Business Act and decided to impose a fine of 307 million won along with a correction order.
The Fair Trade Commission estimated that the amount additionally borne by franchisees due to the transfer of LG Life Insurance amounted to about KRW 49.5 billion over four years.
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According to the Korea Exchange, the amount of short selling of Kakao in the past week was 259.4 billion won, the highest among domestic stocks.
This is an increase of 807% compared to the previous week.
It is analyzed that investors also increased short selling of Kakao as the stock price of Kakao plunged as financial authorities recently raised the need for regulation on large online platforms.
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LG Electronics announced that it is showing 3D stereoscopic content through the billboard in Times Square, New York, USA.
The non-profit organization Global Citizen also introduced 'Vax Live', which was created to help people understand the COVID-19 vaccine properly, through the electronic display board.