Gyeongnam Police Agency: "Remember Prevention Methods for Each Type of Cybercrime"

The Gyeongnam Provincial Police Agency has been conducting an intensive crackdown on the four major malicious frauds from the 1st of this month until October 31st.

The Cyber Investigation Division of the Provincial Police Agency and the cyber investigation units of 23 police stations in the province have detected 311 cases and arrested 133 people in the 20 days since the crackdown began, with 5 of them being detained.

The four major malicious cybercrimes are ▲cyber fraud ▲cyber financial crimes ▲cyber sexual violence ▲cyber gambling.

Prevention Methods by Detailed Crime Areas of the Four Major Malicious Cybercrimes. [Data provided by Gyeongnam Police Agency]

According to the Provincial Police Agency, cyber fraud, which accounted for 67.6% of all cybercrimes last year, has seen a sharp increase in the number of cases and damages due to new methods such as fraud disguised as virtual asset and financial product investments.

Cyber financial crimes involve the use of information and communication (IT) technologies such as malicious codes and remote control to steal personal and financial information, leading to various damages such as unauthorized remittances, loans, creation of proxy accounts, and proxy phones.

Cyber sexual violence, which mainly targets socially vulnerable groups such as children and women, has seen an increase in intelligent crimes using secure messengers and overseas sites, with incidents that attract social attention every year, such as the second Nth Room case.

Cyber gambling is a representative addictive crime, where the economic losses and addiction of participants combine and sometimes lead to secondary crimes such as fraud, embezzlement, and theft.

A representative of the Provincial Police Agency said, “As the amount and damage of cybercrimes are gradually increasing due to the deepening non-face-to-face trend accelerated by the economic recession and the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the development of telecommunications and the internet, it is more important than anything else to learn preventive measures for each type of crime to prevent damage from the four major malicious cybercrimes.”

He added, “We will focus investigative personnel and resources on this crackdown centered on the Cyber Investigation Division of the Provincial Police Agency to ensure that the residents of the province can feel cyber safety firsthand.”

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