Data security seeding system

• US 9,367,684 B2
• Filed: 05/24/2012
• Issued: 06/14/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/15/2011
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Realsource Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Realsource Incorporated
• Inventors: Martin, Trent, Tincher, Karolyn, Tincher, Philip, Rich, Robert B.
• Primary Examiner(s): Elahee, MD S
• Application Number:
  US13/479,426
• Publication Number:
  US 20130160116A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,482 Days
• Field of Search: 379 8819- 8821, 379/93.02, 379/93.03, 379/112.01, 379/142.05, 379/142.06, 379/201.11, 379/210.02, 379/210.03
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24568 Data stream processing; Continuous queries
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/554 involving event detection and direct action
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2117 User registration
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2463/146 Tracing the source of attacks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/1491 using deception as countermeasure, e.g. honeypots, honeynets, decoys or entrapment

Abstract

In one aspect of the invention there is provided a system for tracking seed data that has been inserted into a secured private information database listing. The system includes a network, computer, and database. Incoming communications to the network are monitored and are matched to a phone number, credit card number, address, email, or fax number that corresponds to the seed data. Depending on the incoming communication software is configured to track and store third party identification information. The information is sent to a user to determine if the incoming phone call was conducted by breaching the secured private information database listing.

Claims

1. A monitoring security system for tracking seed data-comprising:

seed data for insertion into a secured private information database listing, wherein the seed data includes the following information data strings, a fictitious name having both a first and last name portion and a fictitious credit card and/or debit card number, and the seed data further includes a phone number created to match to and assigned with the fictitious name that is also capable of receiving telephone and/or fax communications;

a network;

a computer connected to the network and configured to monitor incoming communications to the network;

a database connected to the computer, the database configured to store a record of the seed data, and the database is further configured to store a pre-recorded voice message corresponding to the phone number defined by the seed data;

the computer, upon receiving a notice of an attempted transaction on the fictitious credit card and/or debit card number corresponding to the seed data, having software running on a processor of the computer to store third party identification information relating to the attempted transaction and the software is further configured to forward the third party identification information and/or a copy of the attempted transaction to the database and/or to a user for determining whether the attempted transaction was conducted by breaching the secured private information database listing, and

the computer, upon receiving a notice of an incoming phone call placed to the phone number corresponding to the seed data, having software configured to playback to an intended recipient of the incoming phone call, the pre-recorded voice message and further configured to store a caller identification phone number and/or record a caller voice message from the incoming phone call; and

the software being further configured to forward the caller identification phone number and/or recorded caller voice message from the incoming phone call to a user for a determination of whether the incoming phone call was conducted by breaching the secured private information database listing.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the network includes an IP-PBX network.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the seed data further includes an email address associated with the fictitious name that is capable of receiving email communications.

4. The system of claim 3 further comprising:

the software being further configured to store a copy of an incoming email made to the email address corresponding to the seed data; and

the software is further configured to forward the copy of the incoming email to the database and to the user for a determination of whether the incoming email was conducted by breaching the secured private information database listing.

5. The system of claim 3, wherein the software, upon receiving a notice of an incoming communication from a third party to the seed data, is further configured to store third party identification information associated with the incoming communication and/or a copy of the incoming communication and the software is further configured to forward the third party identification information and/or the copy of the incoming communication to the database and/or to a user for determining whether the incoming communication was conducted by breaching the secured private information database listing.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the incoming communication includes, but is not limited to, one or more of the following:

e-mail communications, telecommunication calls, text messages, instant messages, short message service messages, and multimedia messaging service messages, enhanced messaging service messages, multimedia messaging service messages, photos, video clips, fax messages, and internet relay chat messages.

7. A method for a security monitoring system of tracking fictitious seed data against theft of a secured private information database listing containing the fictitious seed data, the method comprising:

creating seed data for insertion into a secured private information database listing, wherein the seed data includes the following information data strings, a fictitious name having both a first and last name portion and a fictitious credit card number and/or fictitious debit card number associated to the fictitious name;

providing a computer connected to a network, wherein the computer is connected to a database and the database is configured to store a record of the seed data;

monitoring incoming communications to the network;

wherein upon receiving a notice of an attempted transaction on the fictitious credit card and/or debit card number corresponding to the seed data, storing information on the attempted transaction; and

forwarding information on the attempted transaction to a user for determining whether the incoming communication was conducted by breaching the secured private information database listing, and

wherein the seed data further includes a real email address associated with the fictitious name and the method further includes the step of storing a copy of an incoming email made to an email address corresponding to the seed data and forwarding the copy of the incoming email to the user for a determination of whether the incoming email was conducted by breaching the secured private information database listing, and

wherein the seed data further includes a real phone number created to match to and assigned with the fictitious name and the method further includes the step of storing a pre-recorded voice message corresponding to the phone number defined by the seed data and wherein upon receiving a notice of an incoming phone call placed to the phone number corresponding to the seed data, playing back to a recipient of the incoming phone call the pre-recorded voice message and storing caller identification information, and forwarding the caller identification information to a user for determining whether the incoming communication was conducted by breaching the secured private information database listing.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein upon receiving a notice of another incoming communication from a third party and sent to the seed data, such as a text message, an instant message, a short message service message, an enhanced messaging service message, a multimedia messaging service message, a photo, a video clip, a fax message, or an internet relay chat message, storing third party identification information;

and

forwarding the third party identification information to a user for determining whether the incoming communication was conducted by breaching the secured private information database listing.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the caller identification information includes a caller identification information phone number and/or recorded caller voice message from the incoming phone call.

10. A method for a security monitoring system of tracking fictitious seed data against theft of a secured private information database listing containing the fictitious seed data, the method comprising:

creating seed data for insertion into a secured private information database listing, wherein the seed data includes the following information data strings, a fictitious name having both a first and last name portion, a real email address associated with the fictitious name and a real phone number created to match to and assigned with the fictitious name;

providing a computer connected to a network, wherein the computer is connected to a database and the database is configured to store a record of the seed data and to store a pre-recorded voice message corresponding to the phone number defined by the seed data;

monitoring incoming communications to the network;

wherein upon receiving a notice of an incoming phone call placed to the phone number corresponding to the seed data, playing back to a recipient of the incoming phone call the pre-recorded voice message and storing caller identification information;

wherein upon receiving a notice of another type of incoming communication from a third party and sent to the send data, including;

a text message, an instant message, a short message service message, an enhanced messaging service message, a multimedia messaging service message, a photo, a video clip, a fax message, an internet relay chat message, email message, or direct mailing communication, storing third party identification information associated with the third party; and

forwarding the third party identification information to a user for determining whether the incoming communication was conducted by breaching the secured private information database listing.