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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2012
Harold E. Gottschalk, Jr., El Cajon, CA (US);
Michael Caldwell, Ramona, CA (US);
Joel Carleton, San Diego, CA (US);
Harold E. Gottschalk, Jr., El Cajon, CA (US);
Michael Caldwell, Ramona, CA (US);
Joel Carleton, San Diego, CA (US);
CSIDENTITY CORPORATION, Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a method includes generating, by a computer system, a search-engine query from stored identity-theft nomenclature. The method also includes querying, by the computer system, at least one search engine via the search-engine query. Further, the method includes crawling, by the computer system, at least one computer-network resource identified via the querying. In addition, the method includes collecting, by the computer system, identity-theft information from the at least one computer-network resource. Additionally, the method includes processing, by the computer system, the identity-theft information for compromised personally-identifying information (PII).