KakaoBank, of the smishing 3cases, 1cases impersonated financial transactions
KakaoBank 7 month, 8 said that, among suspicious messages received through its AI-based “Smishing Message Check” service intake classification on the day of , 33% were cases impersonating account verification, deposits, remittances, and other financial transactions. On the same day, Hana Financial Convergence Technology Institute announced that it would jointly develop an AI model specialized in financial services with Saltlux.
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KakaoBank 7 month, 8 said that, among suspicious messages received through its AI-based “Smishing Message Check” service on the day of , 33% were cases impersonating financial transactions. Impersonation of financial transactions includes types that disguise account verification, deposit instructions, and remittance-related instructions.
According to KakaoBank’s announcement, financial-transaction-related messages accounted for the largest share of suspicious smishing messages received. The bank said that attempts to steal financial information using the wording and links in the messages were mainly observed.
KakaoBank said it conducted an analysis by type using message data received through its service. The service operates based on consumer reports and automated classification results.
On the same day, Hana Financial Convergence Technology Institute announced that it would jointly develop an artificial intelligence model specialized for financial tasks with Saltlux. Hana Financial Convergence Technology Institute is known to be an independent in-house organization under Hana Financial TI.
The two institutions each formalized the results of their smishing-type analysis and plans to develop an AI model for financial applications. The analysis by KakaoBank and the collaboration announcement by Hana Financial Convergence Technology Institute were both made public on 7 month 8 day.
This notice contains the results of the smishing case classification and plans to develop a finance-specialized AI model, respectively. Any additional announcements or details should be confirmed through subsequent notices from each company.