▲ 보이스피싱 피해 추이 비교 분석  © 박상도 기자

(브레이크뉴스인천 밝상도 기자) ‘더불어민주당 보이스피싱 TF(단장 한정애 의원)’ 와 ‘보이스피싱 범정부 TF(단장 국무조정실장)’ 가 30일 오전 국회 의원회관에서 ‘당정 TF 회의’를 개최하고 정부가 지난 8.28 발표한 ‘보이스피싱 근절 종합대책’의 이행현황과 그에 따른 성과 등을 점검했다. 

당정은 이날 회의에서 8.28. 정부 대책 발표 이후 모든 관계부처가 긴밀히 협력하여 대책에 포함된 정책과제들이 정상적으로 추진되고 있음을 확인하고, 향후 보완사항 등을 점검했다. 

정책 과제별 주요 성과로는 보이스피싱 범정부 통합대응단 구축ㆍ운영(9.29~), 범죄 이용 전화번호 10분 이내 긴급차단 도입(11.24~) ▵금융ㆍ통신ㆍ수사정보 공유 기반인 ‘보이스피싱 AI 플랫폼(ASAP) 가동(10.29~), 휴대폰에 AI 기반 보이스피싱 자동탐지ㆍ경고 기술(opt-out 방식) 적용, 대포폰 방지를 위한 ‘안면인증제도 도입(12.23~)’ 등을 들수 있다. 

또한, 해외 보이스피싱 사범 대응체계 대폭 강화, 보이스피싱 사범에 대한 특별단속 실시(검경) 등을 통해 보이스피싱 범죄 시도를 선제적으로 차단하고 신속하게 대응하고 있다는 것으로 평가했다.

특히, 지난해와 보이스피싱 피해 추이를 비교 분석한 결과, 올해 11월까지 보이스피싱 총 발생건수는 15.6%(18,676건→21,588건), 피해액은 56.1%씩(7,257억→1조 1,330억) 각각 증가했지만, 8.28 정부대책이 실효성 있게 이행되면서 연초부터 줄곧 매월 전년도 통계를 상회하던 보이스피싱 피해지표(건수, 피해액)가 10~11월에는 감소했다.

10월은 추석 연휴가 포함되어 시기적으로 피해지표가 감소하는 특성이 있지만, 연휴 효과와 무관한 11월에도 전년대비 상당부분 감소했다는 점은 상당히 긍정적이다. 

또한, 당정은 8.28 종합대책의 핵심 동력이 될 관련 입법과제들의 추진현황을 점검하며, 향후 보이스피싱 범죄 예방과 처벌, 피해구제의 실효성을 담보하기 위해 입법에 더욱 속도를 내기로 했다. 

현재, 보이스피싱 사범을 더욱 엄정하게 처벌하기 위해 형법상 사기죄의 법정형을 상향하고, 보이스피싱 피해구제를 위해 범죄수익 환수를 강화하는 부패재산몰수법 개정은 완료됐다.  

보이스피싱 의심정보(통신ㆍ수사정보) 공유, 대포폰에 대한 이동통신사 관리책임 및 예방의무 부과, 불법스팸 발송 관련자에 대한 과징금 부과 및 범죄수익 몰수 관련 법들은 법사위를 통과한 상태다. 

가상자산 피해에 대한 지급정지 및 환급 조치(12.17 정무위 통과), 발신번호 변작 중계기의 국내 제조ㆍ유통 등 금지,  공익 목적의 AI개발 시 개인정보 처리 법적근거 마련, 독립몰수제 및 사법협조자 형벌 감면제 등은 소관 상임위 단계에서 입법추진에 속도를 내고 있다. 

한편, 지난 12.23 금융회사가 일정 한도내에서 보이스피싱 피해액을 보상하는 법안이 마지막으로 입법 발의되면서, 당정은 정부 종합대책 관련 입법과제들도 차질 없이 이행되고 있다고 밝혔다. 

더불어민주당 보이스피싱 TF단장이자, 당 정책위 의장인 한정애 의원은 “당정은 현재의 성과에 안주하지 않고, 신종 수법 등 진화하는 보이스피싱 범죄에 대응하기 위한 정책과제를 선제적으로 발굴해 ‘보이스피싱 없는 안전한 대한민국’을 만드는데 최선을 다하겠다”고 강조했다. 

보이스피싱 범정부 TF 단장인 윤창렬 국무조정실장은 “정부는 앞으로도 국민들께서 보이스피싱 범죄로 인해 억울한 피해를 당하지 않도록 긴장의 끈을 놓지 않겠다”고 하면서, “이번 당정 TF 협의 결과를 바탕으로 관련법의 하위법령을 신속히 정비하고, 8.28 대책도 빈틈없이 보완하여 신종 사기수법에도 더욱 강력하게 대응하겠다”고 밝혔다.

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The ruling and opposition parties review the progress of the "Comprehensive Measures to Eradicate Voice Phishing"... Voice phishing damage indicators have decreased since October.

Regarding the measures, legislative tasks are being expedited, with passage and submission of the bill to the National Assembly completed.

-Break News Incheon Park Sang-do Reporter

The Democratic Party of Korea's Voice Phishing Task Force (Headed by Rep. Han Jeong-ae) and the Government-wide Voice Phishing Task Force (Headed by the Director of the Office for Government Policy Coordination) held a "Party-Government TF Meeting" at the National Assembly Members' Hall on the morning of the 30th to review the implementation status and achievements of the "Comprehensive Measures to Eradicate Voice Phishing" announced by the government on August 28th.

At the meeting, the ruling and opposition parties reviewed the progress of the "Comprehensive Measures to Eradicate Voice Phishing" announced by the government on August 28th. Since the government announced its measures, all relevant ministries have worked closely together to ensure the policy tasks included in the measures are being implemented normally and to review any areas for improvement.

Key achievements by policy task include the establishment and operation of a government-wide integrated voice phishing response team (from September 29th); the introduction of an emergency blocking system within 10 minutes of criminal phone numbers (from November 24th); the launch of the "Voice Phishing AI Platform (ASAP)" (from October 29th), a foundation for sharing financial, telecommunications, and investigative information; the implementation of AI-based automatic voice phishing detection and warning technology (opt-out method) on mobile phones; and the introduction of a facial recognition system (from December 23rd) to prevent rogue phones.

Furthermore, the government assessed that efforts to proactively block and respond to voice phishing attempts have been achieved through significantly strengthening the overseas voice phishing response system and conducting special crackdowns on voice phishing criminals (by the prosecution and police).

In particular, a comparative analysis of voice phishing damage trends compared to last year reveals that the total number of voice phishing cases increased by 15.6% (from 18,676 to 21,588) and the total damage amount increased by 56.1% (from KRW 725.7 billion to KRW 1.133 trillion) through November of this year. However, thanks to the effective implementation of the August 28 government measures, voice phishing damage indicators (number of cases, damage amount), which had consistently exceeded the previous year's figures every month since the beginning of the year, decreased in October and November.

While damage indicators tend to decline in October due to the Chuseok holiday, the significant year-on-year decrease in November, unrelated to the holiday, is a significant positive.

Furthermore, the ruling and opposition parties reviewed the progress of related legislative tasks that will serve as the core driving force behind the August 28th Comprehensive Measures and decided to further accelerate legislation to ensure the effectiveness of voice phishing crime prevention, punishment, and victim relief.

Currently, the statutory penalties for fraud under the Criminal Act have been increased to more severely punish voice phishing offenders. Amendments to the Corruption Assets Confiscation Act, which strengthens the recovery of criminal proceeds to address voice phishing victims, have been completed.

Bills related to sharing suspected voice phishing information (communication and investigative information), imposing management responsibility and preventative duties on mobile carriers for rogue phones, imposing fines on those involved in sending illegal spam, and confiscating criminal proceeds have passed the Legislation and Judiciary Committee.

Measures to suspend payments and refunds for virtual asset losses (passed by the Political Affairs Committee on December 17), prohibit the domestic manufacturing and distribution of caller ID falsification relays, establish a legal basis for processing personal information in AI development for public interest purposes, and accelerate legislative advancement at the relevant standing committee level are underway.

Meanwhile, with the final bill introduced on December 23rd to compensate financial companies for voice phishing losses within a certain limit, the ruling and opposition parties announced that legislative tasks related to the government's comprehensive measures are also progressing smoothly.

Representative Han Jeong-ae, head of the Democratic Party's Voice Phishing Task Force and chair of the party's Policy Committee, emphasized, "The ruling and opposition parties will not rest on their laurels. Instead, they will proactively identify policy initiatives to address evolving voice phishing crimes, including new techniques, and dedicate themselves to creating a 'safe Korea free from voice phishing.'"

Yoon Chang-ryeol, head of the inter-governmental task force on voice phishing and director of the Office for Government Policy Coordination, said, “The government will continue to remain vigilant to ensure that citizens do not suffer unjust damage from voice phishing crimes,” and added, “Based on the results of this ruling and opposition party task force discussion, we will quickly revise the lower-level laws of related laws and thoroughly supplement the August 28 measures to respond more strongly to new types of fraud.”