2023 Competitive Security Feature Review: Mobile Platform Scam and Phishing Prevention

Google engaged Leviathan Security Group ("Leviathan") to assess security features and functionality for safeguards against scam and phishing attacks on Android and iOS devices. A similar analysis was performed in 2022. Leviathan focused on out-of-the-box protections, filtering and flagging of inbound messages, and the flagging and blocking of malicious sites and mobile applications.

This assessment included four phones on the T-Mobile network: the Samsung Galaxy S23, iPhone 14, Google Pixel 7, and One Plus 11. All phones used the same phone number swapped between phones every 30 days. Leviathan analyzed the various ways a consumer might receive scams or phishing attempts and the safeguards offered by these devices.

The complete analysis can be found here.