Facebook, Inc.

Christopher William Palow

Lev Timourovich Popov

Ryan McGeehan

Pedram Keyani

Robert J Read

Allan Stewart

Jonathan H Frank

Matthew Knight Jones

Andrei Bajenov

Alok Menghrajani

Alok Menghranjani

User login information submitted as part of an attempt to log into a computer system is evaluated for unauthorized or illegitimate use based on indicators of suspicious behavior. Example indicators of suspicious behavior include whether the login information is known to have been compromised, whether the login attempt originates from a network source or a physical source that has previously originated an attempt to log in using login information known to have been compromised, and whether multiple login attempts using the login information from multiple users has originated from the source. A suspicion index can be calculated based on the presence of the indicators of suspicious behavior. The system can require enhanced authentication based on the measurement of suspicious behavior.

Preventing unauthorized account access using compromised login credentials

User sessions are authenticated based on locations associated with a user account used for sending a request for creating a session. Examples of locations of a source of a request include a geographical location, a network address, or a machine cookie associated with a device sending the request. Locations of the request are compared with stored safe locations associated with the user account and a suspiciousness index is determined for the session. The level of authentication required for the session is determined based on the suspiciousness index. Locations are associated with a reputation based on past history of sessions originating from the locations. A location associated with a history of creating suspicious session is considered an unsafe location. Reputation of the location originating the session is used to determine the level of authentication required for the session.

Preventing phishing attacks based on reputation of user locations

Authenticating user sessions based on reputation of user locations

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Christopher William Palow