[2021 National Audit] "80% of Phishing Occurs via KakaoTalk"…Concerns Raised Over Notification Talk Integration
Jung Eun-bo, Governor of the Financial Supervisory Service, is attending the National Assembly's inspection of the Financial Supervisory Service held by the National Assembly's Political Affairs Committee on the 7th, providing a work report. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@
View original image[Asia Economy Reporter Park Sun-mi] It has been revealed that 80% of messenger phishing cases occur through KakaoTalk, raising criticism that effective measures are needed to address problems arising from the unification of bank advertisement messages via KakaoTalk.
On the 7th, Kang Min-guk, a member of the National Assembly's Political Affairs Committee from the People Power Party, stated at the National Assembly audit, "Over the past three years (2018-2020), there have been 26,834 cases of messenger phishing with damages amounting to 93.1 billion KRW, and the vast majority of these damages occur through a specific messenger, KakaoTalk," adding, "The number of cases through KakaoTalk accounts for 80% of the total, reaching 21,768 cases, and the damage amount is also 77%, totaling 71.9 billion KRW."
Rep. Kang pointed out, "Nevertheless, in July, the financial authorities held a working-level meeting with the Ministry of Science and ICT, the Korea Federation of Banks, and the Korea Communications Commission to discuss unifying bank advertisement messages through KakaoTalk, which is problematic."
In response, Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) Governor Jeong Eun-bo acknowledged, "The FSS is making efforts such as distributing precautions as messenger phishing is increasing, but we have not been able to establish effective measures against the rising trend."
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He added, "While unifying bank messages through KakaoTalk would make supervision easier, we are aware that it could provide opportunities for those intending to misuse it," and said, "We will consult with related agencies to devise measures to prevent this."
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