Telecommunications & Media
Whole-of-government voice phishing response cuts cases, losses for seven straight months
South Korea’s government said voice phishing cases and losses fell for seven straight months through April after a whole-of-government response. It said cases dropped to 9,353 from 14,461 a year earlier, while losses fell to 493.6 billion won from 763.2 billion won. Measures included an integrated response team, emergency phone-number blocks and an AI information-sharing platform. Authorities also expanded enforcement, arrests and asset recovery.
