Intercepting and challenging unwanted phone calls

A method, comprising:

• requesting, by a device comprising a processor, communication equipment to supply audio response data, wherein the requesting is performed in response to an intercepted call from the communication equipment;
• converting, by the device, the audio response data to text data representative of the audio response data;
• analyzing, by the device, the text data representative of the audio response data relative to a keyword representing earlier audible input data that was received by the device earlier than the audio response data was received by the device, wherein the keyword is verified as a result of receiving an indication associated with a user identity that indicates the keyword is verified;
• based on the analyzing, determining, by the device, that a defined threshold value has been exceeded;
• and
• in response to the determining, disallowing the intercepted call from proceeding to a user equipment associated with the user identity;
• accepting a selection enabled by a feedback report comprising details related to the intercepted call, the selection indicating that the defined threshold value is to be adjusted to an adjusted defined threshold value to result in, at a next time the text data is analyzed by the device, the adjusted defined threshold value not being exceeded based on analysis of the text data.

A non-transitory machine-readable medium comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor of network equipment, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:

• based on intercepting a call from communication equipment resulting in an intercepted call, requesting the communication equipment to supply audio response data;
• performing a conversion of the audio response data to text data, wherein the text data is representative of the audio response data;
• analyzing the text data in relation to a keyword representing earlier audible input data that was verified in a context associated with a user identity, wherein a user equipment to which the call is directed by the communication equipment is associated with the user identity;
• determining a defined threshold value based on a statistical analysis that generates a statistical value based on a statistical similarity determined between the keyword and a variant of the keyword that has been verified via user input associated with the user identity;
• determining, based on the analyzing, that the defined threshold value has been exceeded;
• and
• responsive to the determining, allowing the intercepted call to proceed to the user equipment associated with the user identity.