Melon To Take Preventitive Measures To Prevent Further Chart Manipulations AKA “Sajaegi”
After learning about companies whose sole purpose was to manipulate the charts, Melon has decided to take preventative measures against future sajaegi.
Melon recently admitted that they have been monitoring their platform for years and have been working to filter abnormal usage.
“Over the years, Melon has prepared and enhanced our monitoring and filtering system for abnormal usage patterns.“ — Melon
They also work hard to block IP addresses they believe to be involved with fraudulent activity.
“Currently, we ban about 15,000 IP addresses per month. There are 1.44 million IP addresses (including via VPN) that have been permanently blocked and we protect 5,500 IDs every day by locking them.” — Melon
After their past actions to defend their system, now Melon is working on strengthening their system even further by focusing on securing accounts through mobile phones.
“Melon uses the I-Pin in accordance with government policies to prevent excessive personal information gathering. However, there have been many continuous cases of illegal I-Pin usage. To combat this, soon we will no longer be supporting the I-Pin usage and will strengthen the verification process through cell phones.” — Melon
Melon hopes to discourage further chart manipulations through these changes. Read their full statement below.
“Over the years, Melon has prepared and enhanced our monitoring and filtering system for abnormal usage patterns. Illegal app login manipulation that was recently mentioned in the media is an illegal pattern that is already monitored internally. Currently, we ban about 15,000 IP addresses per month. There are 1.44 million IP addresses (including via VPN) that have been permanently blocked and we protect 5,500 IDs every day by locking them. However, because illegal chart sajaegi methods are becoming more advanced, we are strengthening our defense system. Melon uses the I-Pin in accordance with government policies to prevent excessive personal information gathering. However, there have been many continuous cases of illegal I-Pin usage. To combat this, soon we will no longer be supporting the I-Pin usage and will strengthen the verification process through cell phones.” — Melon
