Systems and methods for validating login attempts based on user location

摘要

A computer-implemented method for validating login attempts based on user location may include (1) detecting a login attempt by a user to log into a user account, where the login attempt originates from an atypical location, (2) determining that the atypical location is inconsistent with a pattern of past login locations for the user, (3) retrieving location information that indicates a current location of the user from at least one third-party Internet resource, (4) determining, based on the location information, that the atypical location of the login attempt matches the current location of the user, and (5) trusting that the login attempt legitimately originates from the user based at least in part on the atypical location matching the current location of the user. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method for validating login attempts based on user location, the method being performed by a computing device comprising at least one processor, the method comprising:
detecting a login attempt by a user to log into a user account, wherein the login attempt originates from an atypical location; determining that the atypical location is inconsistent with a pattern of past login locations for the user; retrieving location information that indicates a current location of the user from at least one third-party Internet resource, wherein the location information that indicates the current location of the user comprises information about a current location of at least one associate of the user who is predicted to be near the current location of the user; determining, based on the location information, that the atypical location of the login attempt matches the current location of the user; trusting that the login attempt legitimately originates from the user based at least in part on the atypical location matching the current location of the user.