“You never know where an attack is going to come from. This was certainly an unusual situation that IronWall360 addressed quickly.”

While most incidents of finding and removing a judge’s private information online fall into standard categories, sometimes we encounter a situation where someone with a grudge unleashes a unique and particularly malicious attack.

One man was so determined to endanger a judge that he wrote a short book, titled “Judge (last name withheld) Is An (expletive) And He Lives At (home address).” Since Amazon is one of the internet’s most popular and highly indexed websites, any search for that judge by name would return this book listing that featured the judge’s name and address in its title.

The intent here was clear. The person who created that listing hoped that anyone who shared his animosity toward that judge would know where he and his family lived. That knowledge could (and has in other cases) resulted in intimidation, threats, vandalism and even violence. Such actions must not be tolerated.

Our IronWall360 team contacted Amazon to apprise the company of the situation and to make sure that book listing came down. This was not an easy process as Amazon is one of the biggest companies in the world, and if you’ve ever tried you know it can be difficult to get connected with someone in authority. After several attempts we succeeded in explaining the danger our client faced, and Amazon’s potential legal exposure should something happen to the judge. That’s when the content came down.

Our competitors – other companies that promise online privacy protection – would have done nothing about this serious threat. The automated systems they use to scan select internet sites would never have picked up an Amazon book listing. And had it been brought to their attention, they do not have the personnel or infrastructure in place to get the same results.

IronWall360 searches cover the entire internet, and so we were able to quickly discover the existence of this book. Out technology is backed by a team of security experts that go above and beyond to keep our clients safe.

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Please Note: Since protecting the privacy of our clients is of utmost importance, all of our case studies will describe specific events in a way that protects their safety and anonymity.

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