Smishing

What is the smishing?

When accessing an Internet address included in an unknown text message from an unknown source, malicious code is installed on a smartphone, causing personal information, financial information leakage, and damage to small payments

SMS+personal information+fishing=Smishing
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Major cases of damage

[WebFrom] Your account has been logged in from overseas IP-102.228.210.199. "If it's not you, please block overseas IPs." Not only Coinone, but smishing impersonating Gopax appeared
When you access the fake homepage, a screen similar to the actual exchange is displayed, and information is stolen by entering a user account and password
(Source: Electronic newspaper)

I'm sending you a gift after winning the Hangawi event. Check out the winning gift immediately." "I hope you have a good Chuseok holiday and be happy in 2020 and I'm sending you a holiday mobile gift certificate. By inducing URL clicks with text messages such as "Please check," personal information or financial information is subtracted
(Source: Sports tendency)

After deceiving him as a commercial bank, he sends a text message to support government loans to recommend installing apps or accessing Internet links to steal personal information or to pay in advance for repayment of existing loans.
(Source: Korean economy)

Prevention and countermeasures

Prevention and countermeasures

Do not click on the Internet address of an unidentified text message

In the event of damage, report the damage to the police station 112 or the Financial Supervisory Service 1332 for help

Strengthen the security settings of your smartphone so that you don't install unidentified apps recklessly

Unlock if configuration -> security -> device management -> 'unknown source' has V checked