AhnLab said on the 9th that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Korean National Police Agency on the 8th to respond to phishing crimes through advanced malicious app analysis.
The signing ceremony was held in the meeting room of the Telecommunications Financial Fraud Integrated Response Unit at the Korean National Police Agency in Jongno-gu, Seoul. Chief Executive Kang Seok-gyun of AhnLab, Head Oh Chang-bae of the Telecommunications Financial Fraud Integrated Response Unit at the Korean National Police Agency, and other officials attended.
AhnLab will receive and analyze malicious app information collected by the Korean National Police Agency during investigations, identify key threat information such as the attackers' malicious app command-and-control (C2) servers, and share it with the Korean National Police Agency. The Korean National Police Agency will use this to track attackers' activities and infrastructure and carry out efforts to respond to phishing crimes and prevent their spread.
AhnLab will apply the malicious app information and analysis results to its free mobile security solution "V3 Mobile Security" to strengthen protection against the latest threats.
Oh Chang-bae, head of the Telecommunications Financial Fraud Integrated Response Unit at the Korean National Police Agency, said, "As voice phishing methods evolve by using malicious apps as a conduit, we expect AhnLab's threat analysis capabilities and response know-how to provide practical help in preventing phishing crimes."
AhnLab CEO Kang Seok-gyun said, "Based on our cooperation with the Korean National Police Agency, we will contribute to responding to and preventing phishing crimes and work to raise the level of cyber safety across society."