Systems and methods for verifying social media accounts to prevent identity-based attacks on social media platforms
US12333051B1 · kind B1 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 5, 2021 |
| Grant date | Jun 17, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 19, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L9/50
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The disclosed computer-implemented method for verifying social media accounts to prevent identity-based attacks on social media platforms may include (i) detecting identity data for an owner of a set of auxiliary social media accounts on a group of client devices, (ii) verifying, a core social media account, based at least in part on the detected identity data, (iii) linking the auxiliary social media accounts to the core social media account, (iv) signing a social media post originating from a linked auxiliary social media account by storing a unique identification of the social media post as a record on a publicly readable permissioned ledger (e.g., a blockchain), and (v) performing a security action that prevents an identity-based attack against third parties accessing the social media post by confirming that the social media post is legitimate based on the record. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.