Bang Moon-kyu: "Annual Voice Phishing Damage 500 Billion Won... Will Respond with Customized Measures for New Methods"

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Bang Moon-kyu, Minister of the Office for Government Policy Coordination, stated, "The scale of voice phishing damage reaches 500 billion KRW annually, and the harm to the public remains significant," adding, "We will strengthen tailored responses to new methods."

Minister Bang made these remarks during the opening speech at the 'Government-wide Task Force Meeting on Voice Phishing Response' held at the Government Seoul Office on the 19th.

Last year, the government conducted crackdowns and investigations on voice phishing primarily through the government-wide task force. As a result, the occurrence and damage amount of voice phishing last year decreased significantly by about 30% compared to the previous year. However, the damage scale still reaches 500 billion KRW annually.

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Minister Bang noted, "The patterns of voice phishing are becoming increasingly sophisticated, exploiting psychological vulnerabilities based on elaborate scenarios, and trained personnel are using advanced technologies such as malicious apps."

He emphasized, "We will strengthen government responses focused on prevention going forward." Minister Bang particularly added, "Online platforms like Naver and Kakao, which have become part of people's daily lives, have agreed to participate in promotional activities for voice phishing prevention, which gives our task force tremendous support."

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