Gangdong Police Station and TIO21 Comms Sign Agreement to Prevent Voice Phishing

Photo by Seoul Gangdong Police Station

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Jung-yoon] The Gangdong Police Station in Seoul announced on the 30th that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with wireless communication technology company TIO21Comms to prevent voice phishing.

Since July 15, Gangdong Police Station, as part of the 'Voice Phishing Prevention Promotion Project,' has been providing voice phishing prevention videos produced by the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency to taxi passengers in collaboration with TIO21Comms. The agreement will be reviewed and extended annually.

TIO21Comms has installed 10.1-inch passenger-only terminals (TAVA) in 3,185 taxis affiliated with the Seoul Taxi Transport Association, offering taxi fare confirmation services as well as various public lifestyle information including major news, disasters, fashion, and beauty. With an average of 32,000 broadcasts per day and 12 million annually, significant effects in preventing voice phishing are expected.

Following the signing ceremony held the previous day, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency provided four additional 20-second promotional videos. Notably, TIO21Comms plans to increase the number of taxis equipped with passenger-only terminals to 10,000, which is expected to establish this as a close-to-life promotional tool.

Gang Sang-gil, chief of Gangdong Police Station, stated, "As voice phishing tactics are cunningly evolving, prevention is the best method, and since taxis are used by many citizens, a definite preventive effect is expected. We will provide promotional videos produced by the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency regularly."

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