| Mobile Web

Search results for Smishing

Finance

Household loan cap raised to 3 percent; scraping to be phased down

South Korea’s financial authorities loosened parts of their household loan management stance by raising this year’s lending growth target to 3 percent from 1.5 percent and planning 47.8 trillion won-plus in housing supply finance support. The move is expected to expand banks’ annual capacity for household loans to around 60 trillion won. Authorities also agreed not to block scraping all at once, opting to phase it down while preparing alternatives such as public MyData.

Finance

KB Kookmin Bank launches real-time smishing detection service on KB Star Banking

KB Kookmin Bank has launched a real-time smishing detection service within its KB Star Banking app, allowing users to use it without installing a separate app. The bank said the service, called Anti-Smishing, aims to prevent smishing damage and strengthen protection for financial consumers. It detects malicious mobile links disguised as parcel tracking, wedding invitations or government agencies and provides risk guidance.

Telecommunications & Media

South Korea, three telecom carriers review illegal spam response, tighten blocking ahead of Chuseok

South Korea\'s government and telecom operators reviewed their response to illegal spam and agreed to strengthen blocking ahead of the September Chuseok holiday. The Korea Communications Commission and the Ministry of Science and ICT held the sixth plenary meeting of a public-private consultative body in Seoul on Aug. 14 to discuss progress on a comprehensive anti-spam plan and future measures. Officials urged operators to expand reporting disclosures, share spoofed numbers and improve AI-based filtering.