Phishing and Scam Criminals to Be Blocked from Using Kakao Platform

National Police Agency and Kakao Establish Joint Response System

Phishing Crime Data to Be Shared with Kakao

Reflected in Operational Policies and User Protection Procedures

The National Police Agency and Kakao have joined forces to prevent and eradicate phishing crimes on the platform.

On May 6, the National Police Agency announced that it had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Kakao at the agency's headquarters in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, aimed at preventing and eradicating phishing crime. The signing ceremony was attended by Oh Changbae, Head of the Integrated Response Team for Telecom and Financial Fraud at the National Police Agency, and Cho Seokyoung, Vice President of Kakao, among others. This agreement was established to jointly respond to various crimes, such as voice phishing and investment "reading" chatrooms, which are spreading beyond telecommunications networks to a wide range of online platforms.

The National Police Agency signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Kakao on the 6th at the National Police Agency in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul to prevent and eradicate phishing crime victims. National Police Agency

The National Police Agency plans to establish a public-private cooperation response system with Kakao. When the police provide data related to phishing crimes, Kakao will incorporate this information into its own operational policies and user protection procedures. In cases where reports are filed regarding suspicious accounts, user protection measures will be applied and enforced immediately.

Measures to block criminals from accessing the platform will also be implemented simultaneously. When the National Police Agency shares a list of "phone numbers used in crimes" that have been suspended through reports and tip-offs, Kakao will restrict usage on accounts registered with those numbers, thereby aiming to prevent further damage.

Oh Changbae, Head of the Integrated Response Team for Telecom and Financial Fraud at the National Police Agency, stated, "Recently, voice phishing and new types of scam crimes have been spreading through online platforms," adding, "We will further strengthen our public safety cooperation with private companies."

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