Aeon Financial Service said Thursday that the total amount of damage from illicit transactions that took advantage of an offline payment function of its Aeon Card credit card reached ¥9.9 billion. https://t.co/bSRbh6m6Cu
【イオンカード不正利用 総額99億円】 https://t.co/FoS19FBslz
【クレジットカード】 不正利用、過去最悪555億円 番号盗用止まらず https://t.co/eLUaitFdzH 金融機関などを装うメールやSMSで偽サイトに誘導し、個人情報を入力させるフィッシングが多く。生成AIでメールなどを作成している可能性も。
Japan's credit card fraud has reached a record high, with illicit transactions totaling ¥55.5 billion (approximately $500 million). This surge in fraud is attributed to phishing scams that lure victims into providing personal information through emails and SMS, often disguised as communications from financial institutions. Aeon Financial Service reported that its Aeon Card alone accounted for ¥9.9 billion of these fraudulent transactions, exploiting an offline payment feature. The rise in such scams may be exacerbated by the use of generative AI to create convincing phishing messages.
