[News NIGHT] Let's check the text message of the boss. "Zombie phone" infection... All contact information and information are available.

My boss asked me to deposit about 500,000 won.

Friend asking to borrow money to buy something without his wife knowing.

These are text messages from acquaintances.

But it turned out that they were all phishing crimes.

It is a method of scamming acquaintances by remotely controlling the victim's mobile phone.

In the early days, malicious apps stole information, but now the method has evolved to create additional victims by remotely controlling mobile phones.

If the victim inadvertently presses the link attached to the message, a malicious app will be installed.

At this time, all information, such as contact information, call list, and photo album, will be leaked.

In addition, there is damage to small payments and account transfers on mobile phones.

Then this cell phone becomes a so-called "zombie phone."

Criminals remotely control this "zombie phone" and send mass texts to acquaintances pretending to be victims to borrow money.

By September this year, there were more than 240,000 such bait texts, and the government estimates that the actual circulation will be higher.

To prevent increasingly sophisticated and sophisticated phishing crimes, it is important to check if you have become a "zombie phone" yourself.

It is recommended to install a mobile phone vaccination program, and it is most effective to reset your phone when necessary.

In addition, it is recommended not to store ID photos, accounts, and passwords on your smartphone to prevent personal information leakage.

The National Police Agency urged the government to minimize the damage through periodic inspections, such as checking whether smishing was damaged through the Kakao Talk "Bohonara" channel.