Systems and methods for detecting credential theft
US10162962B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 14, 2016 |
| Grant date | Dec 25, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 27, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/88
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The disclosed computer-implemented method for detecting credential theft may include (i) monitoring a secured computing system's credential store that may include at least one sensitive credential that may be used to facilitate authentication of a user that is attempting to access the secured computing system, (ii) gathering, while monitoring the credential store, primary evidence of an attempted theft of the sensitive credential from the credential store, (iii) gathering corroborating evidence of the attempted theft of the sensitive credential, and (iv) performing a security action in response to gathering the primary evidence and the corroborating evidence of the attempted theft. The primary evidence of the attempted theft of the sensitive credential may include evidence of any suspicious access of the sensitive credential from the credential store that occurs outside of a procedure of authenticating the user. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
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