Systems and methods for protecting against outgoing calls to malicious phone numbers

A system for protecting against outgoing calls to malicious phone numbers, the system comprising:

• at least one physical processor;
• and
• physical memory comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the physical processor, cause the physical processor to:
• intercept, at the system, an attempt to initiate an outgoing phone call;
• disable, at the system and at least temporarily, the attempt;
• query a reputation server for a reputation of an outgoing phone number associated with the attempt;
• receive, at the system, reputation results from the reputation server, wherein the reputation results comprise a reputation score;
• and
• perform a security action comprising displaying, on a user display of the system and prior to enabling the attempt, at least a portion of the reputation results.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising one or more computer-executable instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of a computing device, cause the computing device to:

• intercept, at the computing device, an attempt to initiate an outgoing phone call;
• disable, at the computing device and at least temporarily, the attempt;
• query a reputation server for a reputation of an outgoing phone number associated with the attempt;
• receive, at the computing device, reputation results from the reputation server, wherein the reputation results comprise a reputation score;
• and
• perform a security action comprising displaying, on a user display of the computing device and prior to enabling the attempt, at least a portion of the reputation results.