Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Detecting and preventing phishing phone calls through verified attribute analysis
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Application No.: US15942206Application Date: 2018-03-30
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Publication No.: US10778839B1Publication Date: 2020-09-15
- Inventor: Keith Newstadt , Ilya Sokolov , Venkadesan Marimuthu
- Applicant: Symantec Corporation
- Applicant Address: US CA Mountain View
- Assignee: NORTONLIFELOCK, INC.
- Current Assignee: NORTONLIFELOCK, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Mountain View
- Agency: Patent Law Works LLP
- Main IPC: H04M3/436
- IPC: H04M3/436 ; H04M1/663 ; H04M3/42 ; H04L9/32 ; H04L9/08

Abstract:
A method for detecting and preventing phishing phone calls through verified attribute analysis is described. The method may comprise receiving, by a receiving device, a phone call from a sending device and receiving identification data in parallel with the phone call, the identification data describing context of the phone call. The method may then identify an attribute assertion from the identification data. The attribute assertion may comprise a signed attribute of the phone call and may be signed by a trusted authority. The method may comprise determining content of the phone call, analyzing the content of the phone call against the signed attribute, and performing a defined operation based on a result of the analysis of the content against the signed attribute.
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