"Answer Police Calls with Confidence" HooHoo & Company Signs Business Agreement with National Police Agency

On the 9th, CEO Heo Tae-beom of WhoWho & Company (left) is taking a commemorative photo with Choi Seung-ryeol, Director of the Investigation Bureau at the National Police Agency (right), after signing a business agreement at the National Police Agency.

[Asia Economy Reporter Seulgina Jo] Whoscall & Company, which provides the spam blocking application 'Whoscall,' announced on the 11th that it has agreed to actively cooperate with the police agency to prevent voice phishing crimes and apprehend criminals through a business agreement signed on the 9th.

Whoscall & Company will strengthen its voice phishing prevention service for 8.5 million monthly 'Whoscall' app users by receiving a database of phone numbers suspected of criminal activity from the police agency.

The police agency will register the official phone numbers of police stations nationwide as safe numbers in the Whoscall app. This measure is to help identify genuine police official numbers amid the recent increase in voice phishing scams impersonating the police, allowing Whoscall app users to safely answer calls from the police.

This cooperation between Whoscall & Company and the police agency is not the first. In 2019, Whoscall & Company signed a business agreement with the Daegu Metropolitan Police Agency, receiving about 1,500 phone numbers suspected of being misused for crimes, and preemptively detected approximately 7.5 million calls and text messages monthly.

Huh Tae-beom, CEO of Whoscall & Company, stated, "We achieved positive results through the voice phishing prevention agreement with the Daegu Metropolitan Police Agency, and thus expanded the service scope to the national police agency. Through this business agreement, we will support the public to enjoy safe communication without worry from the increasing damage caused by voice phishing."