Voice phishing operation that swindled 150 billion won uncovered
A voice phishing operation that swindled 150 billion won was uncovered. Evidence emerged that the perpetrators had even practised deepfakes impersonating prosecutors.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Being confirmed
- Incident type
- Phishing & smishing
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- 150 billion won in financial losses
- Cause / method
- Voice phishing
- Location
- South Korea
If your data was exposed
- Don’t tap links in texts, calls or emails that mention this incident and offer compensation, refunds or breach checks. Check directly on the organisation’s official website or app.
- If you’ve suffered harm, report it. Call 118 (no area code) for privacy violations, contact the police for financial losses, and apply for dispute mediation to seek compensation.Personal Information Infringement Report Centre ↗Korean National Police Agency cybercrime report ↗Personal Information Dispute Mediation Committee ↗
Timeline
- The bust of a 150 billion won voice phishing operation and evidence of deepfake practice impersonating prosecutors were reported.
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