Police Conduct Search and Seizure at Blizzard Korea Related to 'Toss Fraudulent Payment'

The National Police Agency's Cyber Terror Investigation Unit to Conduct Direct Investigation

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-ju] The police conducted a search and seizure at the Korean branch of global game company Blizzard Entertainment in connection with a case where personal information of users of the mobile financial service 'Toss' was stolen and unauthorized payments were made.

According to the Cyber Safety Bureau of the National Police Agency on the 11th, the Nowon Police Station in Seoul executed a search warrant at Blizzard Entertainment located in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, in the morning to seize records of payments made through Toss without users' knowledge, user payment information, and access IP logs.

Earlier, the Nowon Police Station began an investigation on the 4th of this month after receiving a report from a victim. It was found that from 11:13 PM on the 3rd of this month, a total of 1,936,000 KRW was charged four times at Blizzard over six minutes from the victim's account.

The National Police Agency decided that the Cyber Terror Investigation Unit at headquarters will directly investigate this unauthorized payment case involving Toss. The materials secured through this search and seizure will also be handed over to the National Police Agency.

Meanwhile, according to Viva Republica, the operator of Toss, eight users were affected by this unauthorized payment, with total damages amounting to 9.38 million KRW. Toss stated, "We have issued statements and other supporting documents to customers who wish to report to investigative agencies and provided related guidance," and added, "The company will also actively cooperate with investigative agencies upon future requests."

A representative from the Cyber Safety Bureau of the National Police Agency said, "Once the search and seizure is completed, we plan to receive the related materials and the case for investigation."

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