Busan Integrated Shopping Center SMS Account Compromised, 260,000 Receive Crypto Wallet Phishing Messages

TechFlow reports that on September 16, according to Yonhap News Agency, the Busan Police Agency disclosed that on the morning of September 12, an intruder illegally accessed the SMS dispatch agency account used by the marketing department of a mixed-use shopping center in Sasang-gu, Busan. The attacker mass-sent scam texts to over 260,000 unspecified individuals, falsely claiming that their "cryptocurrency wallet had been updated" and urging quick installation. Once users clicked the embedded links, they could fall victim to smishing attacks, risking the theft of their virtual assets. Police have subsequently blocked access to the relevant account and are actively tracking the perpetrator.