Establishing a Real Identity in a Resume
USING SPYCLOUD INVESTIGATIONS MODULE
Example of a Good Application: Establishing a Real Identity
Subject Email: [email protected]
This example demonstrates a legitimate application that passes identity verification using SpyCloud Investigations Module with AI Insights.
The subject’s identity exhibits clear continuity across multiple digital touch points, historical data, and corroborating evidence.
👇 EXAMPLE RESUME
Example shown for demonstration purposes only. No assumptions should be made about individual behavior or intent.
👇 USE IDLINK ➡️ START WITH_"EMAIL"_ ASSET TYPE
IDLink Analysis Summary
| Attribute | SpyCloud Finding |
|---|---|
| Primary Email | [email protected] — confirmed in multiple historical breaches |
| Employment History | Previous corporate email(s) at @ebxtech.com recovered from historical datasets |
| LinkedIn Presence | Recovered LinkedIn profile (breached metadata) consistent with resume details |
| Phone Number | Validated Canadian number found in credential recovery flows and breach data |
| Geolocation | Canada-based IPs (Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver) observed since 2017 |
| Breach Timeline | Records tied to this identity date back to at least 2017 |
Why This is a Good Identity
- Temporal Depth: Identity shows digital presence over 8+ years
Example shown for demonstration purposes only. No assumptions should be made about individual behavior or intent.
- Data Consistency: Email, phone, employment, and social metadata all align
- Low Risk Indicators: No evidence of geo-fraud, mismatches, or obfuscation
- Rich Identity Graph: Connected emails, aliases, logins, and profiles over time
This profile serves as a baseline for what a real, traceable identity should look like during screening workflows. It sharply contrasts with synthetic or manipulated identities that lack historical continuity or corroboration.
Example of a Suspicious Application: Potential Synthetic Identity
Subject Email: [email protected]
This identity was submitted as part of a resume for a job application.
When processed through SpyCloud’s IDLink with AI Insights, multiple inconsistencies and risk indicators emerged — suggesting synthetic identity behavior.
IDLink Analysis Summary
| Attribute | SpyCloud Finding |
|---|---|
| Primary Email | [email protected] — no long-term history prior to 2023 |
| Employment History | No prior corporate emails; no tie to claimed work history |
| LinkedIn Presence | No linked or breached LinkedIn data |
| Phone Number | Not found in breach or credential recovery flows |
| Geolocation | IP data inconsistent with stated location |
| Breach Timeline | No breach records associated before 2023 |
Example shown for demonstration purposes only. No assumptions should be made about individual behavior or intent.
Red Flags Identified
- Lack of History: No exposure before 2023 — likely a newly created identity
- Missing Digital Footprint: No supporting social, work, or breach data
- No Phone Confirmation: Phone number cannot be validated in SpyCloud dataset
- Geo Inconsistency: Location data doesn’t match claimed residence
- No Cross-Linkage: Identity graph is sparse or nonexistent
Assessment
This case demonstrates common traits of synthetic or fraudulent identities:
- Minimal digital history
- No corroborated employment or profile metadata
- Region-hopping or masked geolocation behavior
Such identities represent high risk and may require deeper investigation, secondary verification, or outright rejection depending on your organization’s risk appetite.
The examples featured in this guide are drawn from real-world breach data to showcase how SpyCloud AI Insights enhances identity investigations. They are intended to demonstrate product capabilities and reflect common patterns our platform uncovers in compromised identity ecosystems.
While based on actual breach intelligence, these case studies are provided for illustrative purposes only. SpyCloud does not make determinations about individual intent or behavior, and the inclusion of specific data points does not imply malicious activity.
Updated 3 months ago