Criminal boosters—individuals who steal and transport merchandise in support of Organized Retail Crime (ORC) enterprises…
The Boosters: Don’t Get Used to the Boost
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White Nationalist “Active Clubs” Maintain an Active Online Presence
Nisos regularly monitors mainstream and alternative social media platforms as well as other online communities…
Investigation: Probable DPRK Online Personas Used To Fraudulently Obtain Remote Employment at U.S. Companies
Nisos investigators identified a number of online personas probably used by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea…
The Fencers: The Lynchpin of Organized Retail Crime Enterprise
Criminal fencers—individuals who knowingly buy stolen merchandise to resell for profit—are often the lynchpin of an Organized Retail Crime (ORC)…
Trickbot in Light of Trickleaks Data
Attribution work by its very nature is challenging and dependent on the timeliness and accuracy the data researchers initially have on the unknown actor…
Karakurt vs. Conti Compare and Contrast
With a handful of recent cyber threat intelligence reports alleging direct organizational ties between Conti and Karakurt…
Chinese State-Linked Information Operation Revealed Social Media Account Takeover Potential
Nisos investigators identified a network of pro-Beijing Twitter accounts likely engaged in state-backed information operation targeting audiences in various countries in Latin America…
Tracking Down Potential Disinformation Domains and Marketplaces
Some of our clients are interested in abiding by sanctions laws, and avoiding organizations that may use their corporate platforms or…
Pandora or Not… AI’s not going back in the box
From November 30th, 2022 forward, we all have been living in a brave new world. In the nearly six months since ChatGPT’s release, we have noted global-level network traffic shifts from majority…
Research: Election Manipulation as a Business Model
Nisos identified a predictive analytics firm, Predictvia, which advertises itself as manipulating public discourse and targeting voters in elections…
Trigona Ransomware Family Explained
Trigona’s sophisticated methods make it difficult to detect and come with a potentially hefty ransom price tag for those affected by this security breach…
Venezuelan Marketing Specialist Behind AI-Generated Journalists Linked to Known Disinformation Network
Nisos found that Venezuelan marketing specialist and “vlogger” Pablo Jose Navas likely operated a social media channel called House of News Espanol that used AI-generated journalists…
Inauthentic Network Counters The Great Translation Movement
Nisos researchers found that numerous inauthentic Twitter accounts are flooding the platform with posts to drown out The Great Translation Movement (TGTM)…
From Race to Bioweapons: Tracing Inauthentic Network Narratives to Pro-China Bloggers
Nisos is tracking an inauthentic online network supporting pro-People’s Republic of China (PRC) narratives and claims on U.S. racial divisions and U.S. biological weapons use…
How Bots Spread a Viral Disinformation Video Prior to the 2022 Brazilian Presidential Election
Nisos investigators discovered a scheme to spread disinformation in support of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonoaro leading up to the October 2022 Brazil presidential election…
Unleash the Twitter Bots!
Bots Use Melania Trump’s Name in a Coordinated Marketing Campaign to Promote Fast Fashion on Chinese E-Commerce Website Nisos identified a Twitter-based marketing campaign advertising Temu, a Chinese company-owned marketplace, that attempted to capitalize on a controver…
Catphising the Catphisher
Nisos researchers investigated how scammers on social media target and exploit vulnerable populations in an effort to extort money and personal information from victims…
Coldriver Group Research Report
The Coldriver Group, also known as Callisto and SEABORGIUM, is a threat actor known to attack government organizations, think tanks, and journalists…
Colombian Election Disinformation Networks – Identifying the Role of Paramilitary Groups
Nisos researchers conducted additional research on Spanish-language disinformation networks that they initially identified previously…
Non-Fungible Token Scam
Nisos researchers, in conjunction with Chainalysis, investigated a network of Twitter accounts associated with a non-fungible token (NFT) scam…
Twitter: Fake Accounts Amplify Chinese State Media for the 20th National Congress
Nisos researchers investigated a social media influence campaign on Twitter that is amplifying Chinese state-run media for the 20th National Congress…
Russian’s RT Leads a Global “Information Militia” on Social Media to Bypass Censorship on Ukraine-Related Disinformation
Nisos researchers discovered a new Telegram channel that serves as a video repository for Russian propaganda content related to the war in Ukraine…
Fronton: A Botnet for Creation, Command, and Control of Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior
In March 2020, a hacktivist group called “Digital Revolution” claimed to have hacked a subcontractor to the FSB, the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation…
Careful What You Wish For: The NewProfilePic App
Social media users have been abuzz about the ability to create a portrait-like image using the Newprofilepic app…
Influencing the Narrative: Nisos Investigates an Inauthentic Xinjiang Twitter Network
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has come under international scrutiny for the treatment of the Uyghur ethnic minority within Xinjiang…
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