Advanced techniques for machine learning using sample comparisons

Abstract

Machine learning techniques can be used to train a classifier, in some embodiments, to accurately detect similarities between different records of user activity for a same user. When more recent data is received, newer data can be analyzed by selectively removing particular sub-groups of data to see if there is any particular data that accounts for a large difference (e.g. when run through a classifier that has been trained to produce similar results for known activity data from a same user). If a sub-group of data is identified as being significantly different from other user data, this may indicate an account breach. Advanced machine learning techniques described herein may be applicable to a variety of different environments.