Using both social media and non-social media information to identify anomalous behavior

A computer program product embodied in a computer readable storage medium for identifying anomalous behavior, the computer program product comprising the programming instructions for:

• monitoring information from at least one social media source and at least one non-social media source;
• identifying a transaction involving a user;
• analyzing said monitored information to determine one or more characteristics of said user;
• generating a rating of invalidity of said transaction based on said one or more characteristics to determine if said transaction is an anomaly;
• and
• performing an action to respond to said anomaly in response to said rating exceeding a threshold.

A system, comprising:

• a memory unit for storing a computer program for identifying anomalous behavior;
• and
• a processor coupled to said memory unit, wherein said processor, responsive to said computer program, comprises:
• circuitry for monitoring information from at least one social media source and at least one non-social media source;
• circuitry for identifying a transaction involving a user;
• circuitry for analyzing said monitored information to determine one or more characteristics of said user;
• circuitry for generating a rating of invalidity of said transaction based on said one or more characteristics to determine if said transaction is an anomaly;
• and
• circuitry for performing an action to respond to said anomaly in response to said rating exceeding a threshold.