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Privacy concerns mount as Korean telecoms adopt facial recognition for new lines

The measure — set to take effect on Monday — is meant to shut down burner phones used in voice-phishing scams, but the collection of biometric data is already drawing objections.

2026.7.1

President Lee Jae Myung speaks during a meeting with his senior secretaries at the Blue House in Jongno District, central Seoul, on March 6. [YONHAP]

Lee commends law enforcement for almost halving voice phishing damage

President Lee Jae Myung on Friday praised law enforcement authorities for their recent success in cracking down on phone scam cases.

2026.5.1

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Woman on trial for involvement in Cambodian romance scam pleads for leniency due to pregnancy

A woman accused of being a member of a voice phishing ring based in Cambodia pleaded for leniency at trial, citing her pregnancy, after prosecutors sought an 8-year prison sentence.

2025.11.19

Scammer who defrauded 2.4 billion won from victims given reduced sentence on appeal

A woman in her 30s who joined a Philippines-based voice phishing ring and defrauded 107 victims out of 2.4 billion won ($1.7 million) had her sentence reduced on appeal.

2025.11.3

Financial Services Commission Chairman Lee Eok-won speaks during the launch ceremony for the anti-voice phishing AI platform at the Financial Security Institute in Yongin, Gyeonggi on Oct. 29. [NEWS1]

FSC launches AI-powered anti-phishing platform

More than 130 financial institutions in Korea will begin sharing data on accounts tied to voice phishing in real time through a new AI-powered platform, aiming to block fraudulent transfers before victims’ money disappears.

2025.10.29

The Mango compound, known as one of the main criminal enclaves in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, is seen on Oct. 15 in this file photo. [NEWS1]

Trafficker sentenced to 10 years for luring acquaintance to Cambodia’s crime ring

A person in their 20s was sentenced to 10 years in prison Wednesday for luring an acquaintance to Cambodia and handing them over to a voice phishing crime ring based there.

2025.10.22

The Immigration Office in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Oct. 17 [NEWS1]

Members of voice phishing organization based in Cambodia sentenced to prison in 1st trial

Members of a “corporate-style” voice phishing organization based in Cambodia, who were tried for extorting hundreds of millions of won from multiple victims, were all sentenced to prison in the first trial.

2025.10.18

A total of 64 Korean nationals who were detained in Cambodia over their alleged involvement in online scams arrive at Incheon International Airport on Oct. 18 after Cambodia decided to repatriate them. [YONHAP]

'Did you call Mom? I'm sorry!': Korean nationals detained in Cambodia arrested on return

In Terminal 2 at Incheon International Airport on Saturday at 9:54 a.m., 64 Koreans who had been detained in Cambodia for involvement in voice phishing and other crimes were repatriated and appeared before the public.

2025.10.18

An immigration office in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Oct. 17. [NEWS1]

Cambodia-based voice fishing ring members sentenced in Seoul

Members of an organized, Cambodia-based voice phishing ring who allegedly extorted hundreds of millions of won out of dozens of victims were all handed prison terms at their first trial.

2025.10.17

An officer takes a call at the national police agency's around-the-clock phishing and scam reporting center, set up in central Seoul's Jongno District, on Sept. 17. [YONHAP]

Sophisticated phishing scams targeting overseas Koreans rising as criminals impersonate embassy, consular staff

Through September of this year, the Foreign Ministry has received 23 reports of voice phishing scams involving fake calls from Korean embassies and consulates — up sharply from just one case last year.

2025.10.13