just received a bizarre phone call. am I safe? - Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers

own s7 edge not rooted.
just answered to a bizarre phone call, I heard 2 short bibs and after 2 seconds hung up.
those bips seems to be from a system or something. not human
the number's owner does not have any whatsapp account and I could not recognize him.
is there any possible way someone could still my information that way? or its not possible via a simple phone call
thanks

worse case you got put on a call list... Telemarketers often have PBX farms that call groups of numbers, and when you pick up the phone the PBX registers you as a human. They then turn around and sell their database to whomever they want. The beep or boop you heard was likely just a confirmation tone... you dont need to worry about any info being stolen though.

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Thanks guys. I'll try it right now.
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