Identifying stolen databases

Abstract

A method, computer system, and a computer program product for identifying a hacked database is provided. The present invention may include generating a marked account using a plurality of data. The present invention may then include initiating a first transaction using the generated marked account. The present invention may also include determining that a second transaction has occurred using the generated marked account. The present invention may further include receiving notification of the second transaction based on determining that the second transaction occurred.

1 . A method for identifying a hacked database, the method comprising:
 generating a marked account using a plurality of data;   initiating a first transaction using the generated marked account, wherein the first transaction is initiated by an authorized user that is associated with the generated marked account, wherein the generated marked account is a plurality of data created by a service provider, wherein the created marked account plurality of data includes a plurality of fictitious data attached to a valid asset, wherein the first transaction is initiated by a service provider using a merchant website;   receiving, by the merchant website, the first transaction and generated marked account;   processing, by the merchant website, the received first transaction using the marked account;   sending, by the merchant website, the marked account to a merchant database;   storing, by the merchant website, the marked account in the merchant database, wherein the merchant database is compromised by a hacker, wherein the hacker obtains the marked account stored in the merchant database;   determining that a second transaction has occurred using the marked account, wherein the marked account is identified as being stored in the merchant database, wherein the second transaction is initiated by an unauthorized user, wherein the unauthorized user compromised the merchant database to obtain a plurality of customer data, wherein the unauthorized user obtained and used the generated marked account to initiate the second transaction; and   receiving notification of the second transaction based on determining that the second transaction occurred, wherein the received notification is generated by a credit card company, wherein the received notification includes a message that a credit card associated with the generated marked account was used in the second transaction.