Network security and fraud detection system and method
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method for use with a system comprising a plurality of network service providers each configured to provide a service, and a network device configured to connect to at least one of the plurality of network service providers over a communications network and when so connected, to use the service or services provided by the at least one of the plurality of network service providers, the method comprising:
- gathering, by at least one hardware processor, information about the network device used to obtain a device identifier that identifies the network device;
associating the device identifier with one or more reputation factors;
generating a reputation for the network device based on an evaluation of the one or more reputation factors associated with the device identifier; and
sharing the reputation with the plurality of network service providers for use thereby to detect fraud associated with use of the network device across the plurality of 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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39 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method for use with a system comprising a plurality of network service providers each configured to provide a service, and a network device configured to connect to at least one of the plurality of network service providers over a communications network and when so connected, to use the service or services provided by the at least one of the plurality of network service providers, the method comprising:
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gathering, by at least one hardware processor, information about the network device used to obtain a device identifier that identifies the network device; associating the device identifier with one or more reputation factors; generating a reputation for the network device based on an evaluation of the one or more reputation factors associated with the device identifier; and sharing the reputation with the plurality of network service providers for use thereby to detect fraud associated with use of the network device across the plurality of network service providers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 39)
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9. A network security and fraud detection and prevention system for use with a plurality of network service providers configured to provide services, and a network device configured to connect to the network service providers over a communications network, the system comprising:
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one or more storage devices; and one or more processors connected to the one or more storage devices, the one or more storage devices storing instructions executable by the one or more processors that when executed thereby implement a method comprising; obtaining a device identifier that uniquely identifies the network device; associating the device identifier with one or more reputation factors; generating a reputation for the network device based on an evaluation of the one or more reputation factors; and
;sharing the reputation with the plurality of network service providers for use thereby to detect fraudulent use of the network device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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27. A computer implemented method comprising:
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obtaining a device identifier that identifies a network device; receiving one or more reputation factors from a first one of a plurality of network service providers, the one or more reputation factors being associated with a user or a user account; associating the device identifier with the one or more reputation factors; receiving information from a second one of the plurality of network service providers related to at least a portion of the one or more reputation factors; sharing the information received and the one or more reputation factors with the plurality of network service providers; and at one or more of the plurality of network service providers, generating a reputation for the network device based on an evaluation of the information related to the portion of the one or more reputation factors associated with the device identifier, and using the reputation to detect fraud associated with use of the network device across the plurality of network service providers. - View Dependent Claims (28)
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29. A system comprising a plurality of network service providers for use with a network device configured to connect to each of the plurality of network service providers over a communications network, at least one of the plurality of network service providers comprising:
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one or more storage devices; and one or more processors connected to the one or more storage devices, the one or more storage devices storing instructions executable by the one or more processors that when executed thereby implement a method comprising; associating a device identifier with the network device; obtaining one or more reputation factors associated with the device identifier from others of the plurality of network service providers; generating a reputation for the network device based on the evaluation of the one or more reputation factors; and detecting fraud associated with use of the network device across the plurality of network service providers. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A system for use with a network device configured to connect to the system over a communications network, the system comprising:
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a fraud detection server comprising one or more storage devices, and one or more processors connected to the one or more storage devices, the one or more storage devices storing instructions executable by the one or more processors that when executed thereby implement a method comprising obtaining a device identifier associated with the network device, the device identifier being associated with one or more reputation factors; and a plurality of network service providers connected to the fraud detection server, each of the plurality of network service providers comprising one or more storage devices, and one or more processors connected to the one or more storage devices, the one or more storage devices storing instructions executable by the one or more processors that when executed thereby implement a method comprising generating a reputation for the network device based on an evaluation of the one or more reputation factors associated with the device identifier, and sharing the reputation with others of the plurality of network service providers for use thereby to detect fraudulent use of the network device. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38)
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