# US 2013/0160116 A1 · Data security seeding system

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- Number: US 2013/0160116 A1
- Document ID: US20130160116A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 13/479,426
- Filed: 2012-05-24
- Published: 2013-06-20
- Earliest claimed: 2011-12-15
- Assignees: Protect My Database, Inc.
- Inventors: Trent Martin; Karolyn Tincher; Philip Tincher; Robert B. Rich
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20130160116A1

## CPC

- G06F 21/554: {involving event detection and direct action}
- G06F 16/24568: {Data stream processing; Continuous queries}
- H04L 63/1491: {using deception as countermeasure, e.g. honeypots, honeynets, decoys or entrapment}
- G06F 2221/2117: User registration
- H04L 2463/146: Tracing the source of attacks
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)
- H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M)

## Abstract

In one aspect of the invention there is provided a system for tracking seed data that has been inserted into a secured private information database listing. The system includes a network, computer, and database. Incoming communications to the network are monitored and are matched to a phone number, credit card number, address, email, or fax number that corresponds to the seed data. Depending on the incoming communication software is configured to track and store third party identification information. The information is sent to a user to determine if the incoming phone call was conducted by breaching the secured private information database listing.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A monitoring security system for tracking seed data-comprising:
seed data for insertion into a secured private information database listing, wherein the seed data includes the following information data strings, a fictitious name having both a first and last name portion and a fictitious credit card and/or debit card number;
a network;
a computer connected to the network and configured to monitor incoming communications to the network;
a database connected to the computer, the database configured to store a record of the seed data;
the computer, upon receiving a notice of an attempted transaction on the fictitious credit card and/or debit card number corresponding to the seed data, having software configured to store third party identification information relating to the attempted transaction and the software is further configured to forward the third party identification information and/or a copy of the attempted transaction to the database and/or to a user for determining whether the attempted transaction was conducted by breaching the secured private information database listing.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein:
the seed data further includes a phone number created to match to and assigned with the fictitious name that is capable of receiving telephone and/or fax communications;
the database is further configured to store a pre-recorded voice message corresponding to the phone number defined by the seed data;
the computer, upon receiving a notice of an incoming phone call placed to the phone number corresponding to the seed data, having software configured to playback to an intended recipient of the incoming phone call, the pre-recorded voice message and further configured to store a caller identification phone number and/or record a caller voice message from the incoming phone call;
the software being further configured to forward the caller identification phone number and/or recorded caller voice message from the incoming phone call to a user for a determination of whether the incoming phone call was conducted by breaching the secured private information database listing.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the network includes an IP-PBX network.

### Claim 4 (depends on 2)

The system of claim 2, wherein the seed data further includes an email address associated with the fictitious name that is capable of receiving email communications.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The system of claim 4 further comprising:
the software being further configured to store a copy of an incoming email made to the email address corresponding to the seed data; and
the software is further configured to forward the copy of the incoming email to the database and to the user for a determination of whether the incoming email was conducted by breaching the secured private information database listing.

### Claim 6 (depends on 4)

The system of claim 4, wherein the software, upon receiving a notice of an incoming communication from a third party to the seed data, is further configured to store third party identification information associated with the incoming communication and/or a copy of the incoming communication and the software is further configured to forward the third party identification information and/or the copy of the incoming communication to the database and/or to a user for determining whether the incoming communication was conducted by breaching the secured private information database listing.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The system of claim 6, wherein the incoming communication includes, but is not limited to, one or more of the following: e-mail communications, telecommunication calls, text messages, instant messages, short message service messages, and multimedia messaging service messages, enhanced messaging service messages, multimedia messaging service messages, photos, video clips, fax messages, and internet relay chat messages.

### Claim 8

A method for a security monitoring system of tracking fictitious seed data against theft of a secured private information database listing containing the fictitious seed data, the method comprising:
creating seed data for insertion into a secured private information database listing, wherein the seed data includes the following information data strings, a fictitious name having both a first and last name portion and a fictitious credit card number and/or fictitious debit card number associated to the fictitious name;
providing a computer connected to a network, wherein the computer is connected to a database and the database is configured to store a record of the seed data;
monitoring incoming communications to the network;
wherein upon receiving a notice of an attempted transaction on the fictitious credit card and/or debit card number corresponding to the seed data, storing information on the attempted transaction; and
forwarding information on the attempted transaction to a user for determining whether the incoming communication was conducted by breaching the secured private information database listing.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The method of claim 8, wherein the seed data further includes a real email address associated with the fictitious name and the method further includes the step of storing a copy of an incoming email made to an email address corresponding to the seed data and forwarding the copy of the incoming email to the user for a determination of whether the incoming email was conducted by breaching the secured private information database listing.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The method of claim 9, wherein the seed data further includes a real phone number created to match to and assigned with the fictitious name and the method further includes the step of storing a pre-recorded voice message corresponding to the phone number defined by the seed data and wherein upon receiving a notice of an incoming phone call placed to the phone number corresponding to the seed data, playing back to a recipient of the incoming phone call the pre-recorded voice message and storing caller identification information, and forwarding the caller identification information to a user for determining whether the incoming communication was conducted by breaching the secured private information database listing.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The method of claim 10, wherein upon receiving a notice of another incoming communication from a third party and sent to the seed data, such as a text message, an instant message, a short message service message, an enhanced messaging service message, a multimedia messaging service message, a photo, a video clip, a fax message, or an internet relay chat message, storing third party identification information; and
forwarding the third party identification information to a user for determining whether the incoming communication was conducted by breaching the secured private information database listing.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The method of claim 11, wherein the caller identification information includes a caller identification information phone number and/or recorded caller voice message from the incoming phone call.

### Claim 13

A method for creating seed data for a secured private information database listing, the method comprising:
creating a seed data listing, wherein the seed data listing includes at least the following information, a fictitious name having both a first and last name portion, an email address associated with the fictitious name that is capable of receiving email communications, a phone number created to match to and be assigned with the fictitious name that is capable of receiving telephone and/or fax communications;
recording and storing a voice message linked to the telephone number, such that when the telephone number is called the voice message can be replayed; and
sending the seed data listing to a user for insertion into a secured private information database listing.

### Claim 14 (depends on 13)

The method of claim 13 wherein the seed data listing further includes a fictitious credit card number and/or fictitious debit card number associated to the fictitious name.

### Claim 15

A method for a security monitoring system of tracking fictitious seed data against theft of a secured private information database listing containing the fictitious seed data, the method comprising:
creating seed data for insertion into a secured private information database listing, wherein the seed data includes the following information data strings, a fictitious name having both a first and last name portion, a real email address associated with the fictitious name and a real phone number created to match to and assigned with the fictitious name;
providing a computer connected to a network, wherein the computer is connected to a database and the database is configured to store a record of the seed data and to store a pre-recorded voice message corresponding to the phone number defined by the seed data;
monitoring incoming communications to the network;
wherein upon receiving a notice of an incoming phone call placed to the phone number corresponding to the seed data, playing back to a recipient of the incoming phone call the pre-recorded voice message and storing caller identification information;
wherein upon receiving a notice of another type of incoming communication from a third party and sent to the send data, such as: a text message, an instant message, a short message service message, an enhanced messaging service message, a multimedia messaging service message, a photo, a video clip, a fax message, an internet relay chat message, email message, or direct mailing communication, storing third party identification information associated with the third party; and
forwarding the third party identification information to a user for determining whether the incoming communication was conducted by breaching the secured private information database listing.