▲ Voice Phishing Detection
Samsung Electronics is strengthening its Galaxy security features to combat mobile financial crimes, including malicious apps and voice phishing.
The initiative aims to establish a prevention-oriented security system that goes beyond simple personal data protection to proactively detect and block security threats.
Samsung Electronics announced that it is upgrading security features such as "Phishing App Risk Alerts," "Malicious Message Blocking," "Call Screening," and "Suspicious Voice Phishing Call Alerts."
In particular, the "One UI 9.0" update, which will debut with the new foldable phones to be unveiled in London, UK, next month, will feature significantly enhanced capabilities for responding to phishing apps.
While previous versions focused on blocking the installation of phishing apps, the new system will go further by blocking the execution of apps already installed if they are identified as malicious, while also prompting users to delete them.
First, at the time of app installation, the system will perform a real-time check against Galaxy Store reputation data to determine if the app is suspicious, and if it is confirmed as malicious, it will immediately block its execution.
Additionally, a feature will be introduced that displays a warning and encourages deletion when a user attempts to run an app that was installed within hours of a suspected voice phishing call, or an app that was forcibly installed via remote control.
The security policy update function is also being strengthened.
Samsung Electronics periodically distributes security policies based on data from the National Police Agency and the Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA).
Starting with the Galaxy S26 series, the company will enable users to download security policies in real-time over their preferred network environments.
In collaboration with KISA, Samsung Electronics has been applying a "Malicious Message Blocking" feature to Galaxy smartphones, which uses deep learning to proactively block spam text messages.
Furthermore, starting with the Galaxy S26 series, the company has introduced an on-device "Call Screening" feature, where AI answers calls on behalf of the user and provides a summary of the conversation.
In addition, the company is providing a "Suspicious Call Alert" feature, which uses AI to analyze the risk of voice phishing in real-time during a call and provide warnings.
(Photo: Courtesy of Samsung Electronics, Yonhap News)
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