LINE Unauthorized Login Damage Over 4000 Calls This Month Attention Call February 28 0:34
LINE, the messaging app, announced more than 4,000 victims of unauthorized logins to their account this month. In some cases, companies have been cautiously sending messages with URLs of so-called "phishing scams" to take over accounts.
According to LINE, this month, the number of unauthorized logins to accounts has been confirmed one after another. So far, 4073 cases have been reported in Japan, 81 cases in Taiwan, 2 cases in Thailand, and 69 cases in other countries and regions. There are 4225 cases in total.
In some cases, a fraudulently logged-in account sends a message with the URL of a so-called "phishing scam" to a third party, and it has been confirmed that the recipient of such a message could take over the account. That is.
LINE has investigated the actual situation of the damage and hastened to strengthen the measures, as well as urging users not to access suspicious URLs even with messages from friends.
Also, if a message that you do not remember is sent with your account or you are notified that you have logged in with another terminal that you do not remember, you are prompted to change your password immediately and prevent damage. You.