Adding or tapping on the chat button with the unregistered friend will display a pop-up window that warns the user of the nationality of the unregistered friend, as well as cautionary advice on unregistered friends. (image: Kakao Corp.)
SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Kakao Corp. announced plans to introduce Global Signal, a program that blocks messenger phishing, on Wednesday.
The program, once it detects that an unregistered friend has a foreign phone number, will automatically replace the profile picture with a globe icon on an orange background.
Adding or tapping on the chat button with the unregistered friend will display a pop-up window that warns the user of the nationality of the unregistered friend, as well as cautionary advice on unregistered friends.
The new program comes after a surge in reports of phishing cases in which foreign numbers were used to join KakaoTalk and approach other users as fake friends or family members, with the ultimate goal of asking for money.
“The program has been introduced to better prevent phishing,” said a source from Kakao. “We will do our best to protect KakaoTalk users from such threats.”
Kevin Lee (kevinlee@koreabizwire.com)
Phishing is the fraudulent attempt which is used to obtain the personal information of the victim by sending a fake link via social media medium.
Anti-phishing program is a really great thing for all system users. If you are faced any kind of phishing problem then you need to solve it as soon as possible. And it’s really a great thing to see. So I believe it’s really each of us to protect our system.