Nintendo 'Animal Crossing' Used Goods Sales Fake Phishing Site Warning
Created Similar to a Secondhand Trading Cafe Internet Page
[Asia Economy Reporter Jin-gyu Lee] AhnLab announced on the 21st that it discovered a phishing site disguised as a resale platform for the used version of Nintendo Japan's console game 'Animal Crossing Edition.'
The attacker posted a message on a popular online secondhand trading cafe with a photo of the Animal Crossing Edition, stating, "If you want to purchase, please contact OOO (a specific messenger ID)." Afterwards, the attacker communicated with buyers via messenger and proposed the transaction method as 'safe trade.' If the buyer accepted this proposal, the attacker sent the URL of the phishing site disguised as a safe trade platform to the buyer.
The phishing site was created so similarly to the actual online secondhand trading cafe applying safe trade that it was difficult to distinguish between them. On the page, buyers are prompted to enter personal information such as their name, delivery address, and phone number, along with being induced to deposit the transaction amount into a specific account number. Additionally, before and after accessing the phishing site, a fake portal login window appears to attempt to steal the buyer's portal ID and password.
The transaction amount sent by the buyer is transferred directly to the attacker's account, and all information entered during the purchase process is also sent to the attacker. The stolen personal information can be maliciously used in various ways according to the attacker's intent.
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AhnLab advised following security guidelines to prevent such phishing scams, including ▲checking phishing method notices from the police agency and cafes before personal secondhand transactions ▲refraining from executing URLs in suspicious emails or SNS messages ▲setting different account IDs and passwords for each site. Park Tae-hwan, head of AhnLab's ASEC Response Team, said, "When trading between individuals, efforts should be made to check victim information sharing sites or be cautious about accessing URLs of unclear origin."
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