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organization that created a fake site similar to an actual cryptocurrency exchange site and stole personal information was caught. They accessed real exchanges with stolen personal information and hijacked 400 million won worth of coins.



By Park Jae-hyung, staff reporter.



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This text message has been sent out in bulk since last January.



There is a link that guides you through security measures saying that someone tried to access from abroad, but the site address and the login screen that appears when you enter are almost the same as the actual exchange.



But they are all fakes created by hackers.



ID, password, mobile phone number, and even a one-time security code are required to be entered.



[Fake Exchange Text Victim: After pressing the OTP number, I went back to the app and looked at the assets, and it was found that one specific coin had been withdrawn. It seems to have taken less than 5 minutes.] The



National Investigation Headquarters arrested one domestic member who hijacked 400 million won in virtual currency from 20 people in this way, and requested an Interpol red wanted for a Chinese hacker.



As a result of the investigation, it was revealed that Chinese hackers hacked two domestic companies that provide mass text sending services and sent about 100,000 messages randomly.



The party who stole personal information immediately accessed the user account, and if there was a coin, it was withdrawn, and the account without a coin was used for money laundering.



Some users of accounts used for money laundering even cashed out as soon as coins of unknown origin came into their accounts, but eventually they were charged with embezzlement.



(Video editing: Kim Jong-tae, CG: Seo Seung-hyun)