KB Kookmin Bank, National Police Agency Team Up to Raise Awareness of Voice Phishing and Promote Crime-Eradication Culture
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KB Kookmin Bank and the National Police Agency said they held the 4th KB Kookmin Jikimi Award ceremony on the 15th. The ceremony was organized to raise awareness of voice phishing and spread a culture of crime eradication. At the ceremony, 10 people who contributed to preventing voice phishing and helping catch criminals were selected, and letters of appreciation in the name of the commissioner general of the National Police Agency and a KRW 1 million appreciation award were presented.
KB Kookmin Bank and the National Police Agency announced on the 15th that they had held the awards ceremony for the 4th KB Kookmin Jikimi Award. The event was organized to raise awareness of voice phishing and spread a culture of crime eradication.
The KB Kookmin Jikimi Award is an awards ceremony that recognizes people who have contributed to preventing voice phishing and helping catch criminals. KB Kookmin Bank and the National Police Agency have held the ceremony every year since signing a business agreement in 2022 on preventing damage from voice phishing and eradicating crime.
Through the annual ceremony, the two organizations have worked to spread examples of preventing financial crimes in everyday life. At this year's ceremony, 10 people who contributed to preventing voice phishing and helping catch criminals were selected.
The recipients spotted suspected voice-phishing situations at work and in daily life and responded quickly to prevent losses. Examples included the quick thinking of people from a wide range of occupations, such as nurses and telecom retail branch managers, as well as cooperation with police investigations and support for recovering damaged funds, and through this the event seeks to help spread awareness of voice phishing and promote a crime-eradication atmosphere.
The recipients were presented with letters of appreciation in the name of the commissioner general of the National Police Agency, along with a KRW 1 million appreciation award prepared by KB Kookmin Bank.
Park Sun-hyun, vice president of the Consumer Protection Group at KB Kookmin Bank, said voice-phishing schemes are becoming more sophisticated and that the importance of financial companies' role in blocking damage to financial consumers in advance is growing. Accordingly, KB Kookmin Bank plans to continue enhancing its abnormal transaction detection and monitoring systems and strengthen proactive responses to protect customer assets. It also said it will continue various efforts to create a safer financial environment.
Source: TECHWORLD · Lee Gwang-jae
Original: https://www.epnc.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=406983
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