Most business identity checks still trust government data, and fraudsters are taking advantage.

SOS filings have long been treated as a trusted source in business verification. But that trust is now being exploited. Bad actors are reactivating dormant entities, changing officers, and hijacking real business identities — all through legitimate state portals.

This guide unpacks how it works, why standard business identity workflows miss it, and what teams can do to detect manipulation early using signal-based data.

What’s inside the ebook:

• How fraudsters manipulate public filings to fake legitimacy
• What traditional KYB misses — and why static checks fall short
• Red flags that signal manipulation, from officer reuse to address flips
• A playbook for auditing, rule-setting, and cross-team detection
• How leading teams use historical SOS signals to stay ahead of fraud

Ready to prepare your business identity workflows for SOS record fraud?

Download the ebook today to get started.

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