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Users' attention is required as 'high-level' phishing crimes, which are getting more and more sophisticated day by day, are rampant.
Recently, the Ministry of Science and ICT and the Korea Communications Commission asked to be careful of impersonating text messages.
Electronic financial fraud (phishing, pharming, smishing, etc.) refers to using e-mail or messenger to obtain important information or gain financial benefits after impersonating a specific group or person.
Looking at the recently reported phishing crimes, victims are mass-produced by sending text messages that are likely to come at specific times such as the Lunar New Year holidays and year-end settlement.
According to the overall smishing text detection status reported last year, impersonation of public institutions, such as notification of fines for traffic violations, along with parcel delivery impersonation, which has a high national interest, was found to have occurred.
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Looking at the damage
These crime damages were easily found on social media.
Recently, an SNS user, A, revealed the story of a close acquaintance, saying, "A message from my mother recently."
In the article, Mr. A said, "There was a 'court service guide' attached to the front door of my mother's hometown friend's house, and when I called the number written on the guide, it was voice phishing," and "the damage was 60 million won."
The false court service guidebook released by Mr. A was printed with a logo that read “Korean Court” and contained the content that “I visited to deliver court service documents, but was absent and left a notice.”
Mr. A said, "As people recognize that public institutions do not summon or announce only by phone, it seems that fraudulent methods are evolving accordingly."
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This is not the only phishing crime impersonating a public institution.
On the 17th, AhnLab said, “Amid the recent year-end tax settlement, phishing emails impersonating the National Tax Service are being distributed.”
According to AhnLab, the email is sent as 'hometaxadmin@hometax.go.kr' with the subject line 'Last Warning'.
The e-mail instructs you to click the Internet address (URL) with “Keep the same password” written in the body of the e-mail, saying “Your login password will expire on the same day you receive it.” leaked to the server.
In response, AhnLab said, "In order to deceive users, attackers disguise themselves as various companies and elaborately create them, so you should refrain from reading mails sent from untrusted recipients."
In addition, after sending a text message related to courier delivery, induce a messenger conversation such as KakaoTalk, or say that you are a family member or acquaintance through a messenger app, and say that you are in an emergency such as cell phone breakdown, loss of credit card, accident, etc. Money, gift certificates, personal information, financial transaction information Messenger phishing damages that require .
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to prevent damage
In order to prevent 'electronic financial fraud' that penetrates users' ordinary lives, △update the smartphone operating system and mobile vaccine △restrict the installation of apps from sources other than the official app market △internet addresses included in text messages or social media messages Don't click on (URL), etc.
When using e-mail △ Do not open and delete e-mails or attachments from unknown sources △ Be sure to scan for vaccines before reading or saving attachments △ In the case of services that require the provision of personal information through e-mail, you must refrain from using them as much as possible.
In addition, when conducting online financial transactions △Financial institutions do not verify personal information by phone or e-mail, so information request e-mails are suspicious △You must carry your security card and do not write it down online.
In addition, the National Police Agency provides prevention rules and damage alerts through the National Police Agency website and mobile app 'Cyber Cop' to prevent damage from cyber crimes such as text fraud. You can use it to report or call the ☎ 118 counseling center without an area code.