Dozens of South Korean SMS resellers hacked to send phishing texts
Dozens of SMS resellers in South Korea were hacked and exploited to send phishing text messages in bulk. The attackers infiltrated bulk messaging systems and sent messages without the companies' knowledge. The Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA) confirmed the damage, and the government launched urgent on-site inspections.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Being confirmed
- Incident type
- Hacking & intrusion
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Dozens of South Korean SMS resellers hacked and phishing texts sent in bulk
- Cause / method
- Infiltration of bulk messaging systems
- Location
- South Korea
Timeline
- The Korea Internet & Security Agency confirmed that dozens of South Korean SMS resellers had been hacked and used to send phishing texts in bulk.
- The government launched urgent on-site inspections over the hacking of outsourced messaging companies.
- Hacking of bulk SMS senders was identified as a cause of the rise in spam texts.
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