Incheon Today = Reporter Lee Seo-in│The government has urged people to be careful about the damage of text messages and messenger phishing before the Lunar New Year holiday.
The Ministry of Science and ICT, the Korea Communications Commission, the Financial Services Commission, and the National Police Agency announced on the 18th that phishing and phishing are on the rise ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday, urging citizens to be careful.
Smishing is a method of stealing users’ financial and personal information by sending a malicious app’s address link to a text message on a mobile phone.
Messenger phishing is a method of impersonating family and acquaintances to request emergency money via courier and intercept the money the victim sends.
According to data from the National Police Agency, the number of phishing and courier phishing damages that occurred in Korea in 2021 reached 17,841, and the damage was confirmed to be equivalent to 125 billion won.
To prevent damage, citizens ▲ are wary of clicking on unknown text links such as messenger inquiries, holiday greetings, mobile gift certificates, and train tickets ▲ strengthen smartphone security settings ▲ install anti-virus programs ▲ block/restrict micropayments ▲ input limited financial information ▲electronic financial fraud You must register for preventive services.
If you receive a text message that is suspected to be spam or suspect a malicious app infection, etc., call 118 (illegal spam reporting center) without an area code for free 24-hour counseling.
In addition, if the police are victims of cybercrime Cyber Crime Reporting System (ECRM)ask to report to
