{
  "id": 15329214,
  "title": "Voice phishing cases detected by major banks double in 2025",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/voice-phishing-cases-detected-by-major-banks-double-in-2025",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-18T01:45:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yonhap News",
    "slug": "yonhap-news",
    "url": "https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20261018000700320"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Voice phishing cases detected by major South Korean banks have more than doubled in 2025 compared to the previous year, according to data submitted by the Financial Supervisory Service. The five major banks -- KB Kookmin Bank, Shinhan Bank, Hana Bank, Woori Bank, and NH Nonghyup Bank -- flagged 8,760 such transactions through their fraud detection systems (FDS) in 2025, up from 4,343 cases in 2024. The FDS, which monitors transactions, user activity, and other data in real time, flagged 1.11 million suspected voice phishing transactions last year, a 39.9 percent increase from 796,000 in 2024. The banks took temporary measures against 157,000 transactions in 2025, up from 125,000 in 2024. The surge in cyberattacks, which have exposed personal information of about 100,000 people in the industry, has prompted financial institutions to strengthen their cybersecurity measures.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Voice phishing cases detected by major banks double in 2025",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/voice-phishing-cases-detected-by-major-banks-double-in-2025-15329581",
        "published": "2026-10-18T02:17:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}