"Fine Imposed"…Beware of Emails Impersonating BMCC

About Ten Reports Filed Since the 11th

There is an increasing need for caution as fraudulent official documents impersonating government agencies, including the Broadcasting, Media and Communications Committee (BMCC), are being sent in an attempt to steal personal information.

The Broadcasting, Media and Communications Commission announced on the 19th that a Naver email was recently sent, fraudulently using the prior notice of fine public announcement delivery content. Email content received by the petitioner. Provided by the Broadcasting, Media and Communications Commission.

The BMCC announced on the 19th that a Naver email impersonating the advance notice of a fine official announcement had recently been sent. When recipients open the malicious email, which is titled "Advance Notice of Fine and Guidance on Submission of Opinion for Violation of the Information and Communications Network Act," it claims that a violation of the Information and Communications Network Act was confirmed and that a fine has been imposed. Furthermore, by clicking the "Check Official Notice and Attachment" button, recipients are prompted to enter their Naver password, which is an attempt to steal personal information. According to the BMCC, since the 11th, there have been about ten reports related to this method.

Recently, emails or phone calls impersonating government agencies have been causing numerous cases of damage. On the 15th, the Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA) announced that, in cooperation with the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, they had apprehended a telecommunications operator who sent voice phishing calls by impersonating the representative phone numbers of financial and public institutions and who sent a large volume of illegal spam messages. KISA has also investigated whether the telecommunications operator's systems were hacked and conducted additional investigations into suspected phishing cases using spam report data.

A BMCC official stated, "We informed users who received the malicious emails and called to verify that the emails were not sent by our office, and we requested that they change their passwords to prevent further damage," adding, "We reported the relevant internet address to KISA, which then blocked access to it."

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