KT Launches Spam Suspicious Message Alert Service

Free Application on Samsung Electronics Devices from the 17th
Spam Indicator on SMS... Expansion to MMS Next Year

KT announced on the 17th that it will launch the 'Spam Suspicious Message Notification Service,' which displays warning messages by assessing the spam risk of incoming texts.

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Starting today, the service will be applied free of charge to Samsung Electronics devices, and users do not need to separately subscribe to the service. The spam suspicion status will be displayed in Short Message Service (SMS), and from next year, the application will be expanded to Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) as well.

To prevent smishing crime damage, KT will also strengthen the existing free additional service, 'KT Spam Blocking Service.' By January next year, a function that tracks and blocks not only malicious smishing URLs but also the final IP of the URL will be applied. This will fundamentally prevent manipulation acts that change URLs to evade spam blocking services.

Meanwhile, KT launched the 'Smishing Guardian' service in the MyKT app in September. When clicking on URLs or installation files received via text messages, KakaoTalk, or Line, it automatically detects and blocks connections to illegal smishing sites. Anyone can use this service for free by installing the KT MyKT app.

Lee Byung-moo, Head of KT AX Innovation Support Division (Senior Executive Director), stated, "KT continuously introduces solutions to block smishing and phishing crimes to protect customers' safe communication life," adding, "We will continue to do our best to protect customers by applying KT's differentiated prevention technology."

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