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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2023
Bank of America Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Steven Sinks, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Jonathan Sheedy, Poynton, GB;
Bank of America Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
Artificial-intelligence ('AI') based anti-phishing information-security processes and machines are disclosed. An AI engine analyzes emails to extract domain, embedded images, and company names. The domain is accessed from different IP addresses, the content is captured from each and compared, and extracted images are compared to email images. Reverse DNS searches check whether the company owns the domain. Reverse image lookups determine whether the email image or version(s) thereof are detected previously on the domain. Natural language processing (“NLP”) can compare the idiosyncrasies between the website content and the email text. Phishing-target characteristics that are common amongst recipients of the email can be determined. A phishing-risk score is computed based one or more of the image and content similarities, the reverse DNS, the reverse image lookup, the NLP similarity results, and/or common phishing-target characteristics. The score is compared to a risk threshold to determine how to handle the email.