KakaoTalk 'I am a monkey' hacking scare... Kakao says "Not true"
[Asia Economy Reporter Buaeri] Kakao has denied rumors that clicking the 'Try pressing this' message bubble in KakaoTalk group chats leads to hacking.
On the 22nd, clicking the message in KakaoTalk caused the message "I am a monkey" to be sent automatically. Users quickly spread the message link by sharing it with others.
Subsequently, rumors circulated that "KakaoTalk's unique packets are being sniffed, which could be exploited for hacking or forced message sending." Packet sniffing is a type of hacking where packet information is intercepted in the middle of a network.
Hot Picks Today
"Buy on Black Monday"... Japan's Nomura Forecasts 590,000 for Samsung, 4 Million for SK hynix
- "Not Everyone Can Afford This: Inside the World of the True Top 0.1% [Luxury World]"
- "Plunged During the War, Now Surging Again"... The Real Reason Behind the 6% One-Day Silver Market Rally [Weekend Money]
- "We're Now Earning 10 Million Won a Month"... Semiconductor Boom Drives Performance Bonuses at Major Electronic Component Firms
- "Target Price Set at 970,000 Won"... Top Investors Already Watching, Only an 'Uptrend' Remains [Weekend Money]
A Kakao representative stated, "The message bubble in question is a chatbot bubble different from regular messages. After recognizing this, we anticipated user inconvenience and confusion, so we implemented sharing restrictions," adding, "It is unrelated to hacking or sniffing."
© The Asia Business Daily(www.asiae.co.kr). All rights reserved.
