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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2017
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Francesco Lecciso, Rome, IT;
Emiliano Nuccilli, Rome, IT;
Elia Tufarolo, Tarquinia, IT;
Ivonne Elizabeth Vereau Tolino, Rome, IT;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a computer implemented method for identifying potentially fraudulent usage of a user identifier of an information or communication service. The method comprises: receiving from a user device at least one address book entry related to a person. The address book entry includes the user identifier. The address book entry may he stored. Behavior information about the person's behavior when using at least one service in combination with the user identifier may be received from the user device. It may be determined based on a change of the behavior information whether or not the user identifier has been assigned to a different person and, if so, a warning indication may he generated for indicating that the user identifier is potentially used fraudulently.