Smishing impersonating Kakao services spreads malicious app
Smishing messages impersonating Kakao services spread, using keywords such as 'Kakao Pick' and 'safe remittance' to lure recipients into claiming small money transfers. The Android malicious app installed through the link was found to collect device information and digital certificate information and send it to the attackers' server.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- Being confirmed
- Incident type
- Phishing & smishing
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Not confirmed
- Cause / method
- Smishing links impersonating Kakao services luring installation of an Android malicious app
- 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 organization’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 Center ↗Korean National Police Agency cybercrime report ↗Personal Information Dispute Mediation Committee ↗
Timeline
- Smishing impersonating Kakao services and the data-collecting functions of the malicious app spread through it came to light.
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