Smishing and phishing attempts are increasing, taking advantage of the administrative system paralysis caused by the fire at the National Information Resources Service.
The Ministry of Science and ICT and the Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA) issued a security notice on the 1st, saying users should exercise caution as the risk of smishing and phishing attacks is rising by using guidance on government and public agency civil service disruptions due to the national information resources fire as bait.
According to the government, official text messages or social media (SNS) notices related to government system failures do not include internet addresses (URLs), so users should be careful not to click malicious links.
The government especially emphasized that if the guidance message begins with the phrases "international sender" or "overseas sender," it is a smishing text that can lead to the theft of personal information or financial loss, so users should never click the URL.
If you receive a suspected smishing text or, after clicking a shortcut internet address (URL) in a text, suspect infection by a malicious app, you can report it and receive consultation by calling the Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA) 118 Help Center (☎118), which operates 24 hours a day.