Samsung Electronics announced on the 21st that it has added a 'voice phishing suspicious call notification' feature to the Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Z Flip 7.
This feature detects the likelihood of voice phishing in real-time using AI when receiving calls from unknown numbers and provides users with a two-step notification. The first step is a 'suspected (voice phishing suspicious)' alert, accompanied by a yellow warning with sound and a vibration occurring once, while the second step is a 'warning: voice phishing detected' with a red warning, sound, and vibration occurring three times to draw the user's attention.
This feature was developed through deep learning based on approximately 30,000 records provided by the Korean National Police Agency and the National Forensic Service starting from 2024. Users can activate the 'voice phishing suspicious call notification' in the settings of the phone app.
Furthermore, Samsung Electronics is providing a 'malicious message blocking' feature for Galaxy smartphones with One UI 6.1 or later. This feature blocks malicious messages based on sender numbers, risky links, and spam keywords reported by the Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA) to prevent damage from financial fraud, illegal advertising, and personal information theft. Since March of this year, the 'intelligent blocking' feature was applied for the first time in the Galaxy S25 series. This feature automatically blocks malicious messages by learning an average of 5 million KISA report data per month based on deep learning, resulting in over 100 million malicious messages blocked by July.
Samsung Electronics also has been displaying a 'trusted mark' on messages from KISA-certified corporations since 2022, while providing a reception screen indicating 'suspected spam' and 'may be a fraudulent call' when receiving calls from unknown numbers. These features are available on smartphones with One UI 7.0 or higher.