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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2016
Symantec Corporation, Mountain View, CA (US);
Venkadesan Marimuthu, Tamil Nadu, IN;
SYMANTEC CORPORATION, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for phishing detection, performed by a mobile device, is provided. The method includes receiving a first OTP (one-time password), from a remote caller purporting to be from a trusted organization, into the mobile device. The method includes generating a second OTP, using an OTP generation system provided by the trusted organization, and comparing, in the mobile device, the first OTP and the second OTP, wherein the first OTP matching the second OTP indicates legitimacy of the remote caller, and the first OTP mismatching the second OTP indicates illegitimacy of the remote caller. A mobile device and a computer readable media are also provided.