Phishing emails impersonating trade support bodies target South Korean exporters
Phishing emails impersonating the Korea International Trade Association (KITA), tradeKorea and KOTRA's buyKOREA were distributed to small and medium-sized enterprises and mid-tier companies exporting from South Korea. Disguised as quote requests, the emails lured recipients to external sites, where the attackers attempted to hijack accounts, spread ransomware and intercept payments.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- Being confirmed
- Incident type
- Phishing & smishing
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Not confirmed
- Cause / method
- Quote-request emails impersonating trade support bodies and services lured recipients to external sites
- 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
- Phishing emails impersonating trade support bodies and services were found to have been distributed to small and medium-sized enterprises and mid-tier companies exporting from South Korea.
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