NETWORK SECURITY AND FRAUD DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD
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1. A network security and fraud detection and prevention apparatus, comprising:
- a fraud detector comprising a client that gathers information about a network device to generate a device identifier that identifies the network device, a database and a module that receives the device identifier, stores the device identifier in the database and associates the device identifier with end-user account information provided by a network service provider, and wherein the device identifier and end-user account information is shared between the network one or more network service providers to detect fraud using the network device across the network service providers.
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Abstract
A system and method to detect and prevent fraud in a system is provided. The system may uniquely identify physical devices connecting to a network, register unique devices, track end-user logins, associate end-user accounts with specific devices, and share information with multiple network service providers is described.
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1. A network security and fraud detection and prevention apparatus, comprising:
a fraud detector comprising a client that gathers information about a network device to generate a device identifier that identifies the network device, a database and a module that receives the device identifier, stores the device identifier in the database and associates the device identifier with end-user account information provided by a network service provider, and wherein the device identifier and end-user account information is shared between the network one or more network service providers to detect fraud using the network device across the network service providers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for detecting fraud during a connection of a network device to a network service provider using fraud detection information from a plurality of associated network service providers, the method comprising:
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validating a network device identifier assigned to the network device; validating the network device identifier; verifying that the status of the network device identifier based on a set of status rules of the network service provider; and verifying that the status of the network device identifier are acceptable to the associated network service providers. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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