Review Hijack Kit

Helps non-technical small businesses detect and recover from hijacked Google Business reviews fast

Problem

A century-old law firm had its Google account hijacked and someone was replying to reviews as a troll, possibly posting defamatory content. The six-person office is run by older staff with no technical person. Incidents like this are common among small merchants, yet existing security tools target IT teams, not owners whose account is the business.

Solution

A guided checker that lets users connect their Google Business Profile with read-only access, automatically flags abnormal replies, admin changes and suspicious logins, generates a step-by-step account recovery and permission revocation checklist, and exports an evidence pack for Google appeals.

Users

Small business owners without dedicated IT, legacy shops, family clinics and law firms

MVP

Read-only Google Business Profile connection with abnormal reply detection; admin and permission change alerts; evidence export with screenshots; account recovery checklist; email/SMS alerts

Revenue

Low monthly subscription tiered by number of locations; referral revenue share with local IT providers or accountants

Why now

Small businesses depend more on platform reviews for leads but have almost no security budget or know-how; Google Business APIs and email alerts let one person build an MVP