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Allison Nixon
@nixonnixoff
Chief Research Officer at Unit 221B -- if you need to get ahold of me use Linkedin or my company's outreach form, not this website
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Joined April 2012
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    Allison Nixon
    @nixonnixoff
    Nov 19, 2024
    As policy we don't accept tips from cybercriminals nor do we ever cultivate source relationships with them
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    Allison Nixon
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    Mar 9, 2021
    Re: The recent mass Exchange hacks, we're releasing a victim notification website. Can check via email or IP, but only discloses to people with a provable association with the victim. Target audience is small businesses who haven't already been made aware. checkmyowa.unit221b.com
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    Allison Nixon
    @nixonnixoff
    Nov 29, 2024
    Who wants to be next?
    Allison Nixon
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    Accused Kitchener hacker unmasked after threatening woman online
    Kitchener-based hacker Alexander “Connor” Moucka was unmasked after making threats against a woman on the messaging app Telegram. Moucka threatened Allison Nixon, the chief research officer at...
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    Allison Nixon
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    Sep 29, 2021
    Replying to @nixonnixoff and @WaldorfSixpence
    this is absolutely brilliant
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    Allison Nixon
    @nixonnixoff
    Sep 29, 2021
    Replying to @WaldorfSixpence
    lmao who is shitposting on google maps google.com/maps/place/Why… google.com/maps/place/why…
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    Allison Nixon
    @nixonnixoff
    Feb 24, 2024
    Replying to @rchase
    github repo where
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    Allison Nixon
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    Apr 15, 2022
    As an effective protection against SIM swap, Unit 221B encourages organizations to hold the remo tablet high in the air so the underaged sim swappers can't reach it.
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    Allison Nixon
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    Nov 14, 2023
    The Mirai kids finally have chosen to tell their story, and I'm proud of them beyond measure. I'm also grateful to them for the work they've done in the years since. Their futures are bright.
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    The Mirai Confessions: Three Young Hackers Who Built a Web-Killing Monster Finally Tell Their Story
    From wired.com
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    Allison Nixon
    @nixonnixoff
    Jul 4, 2025
    Welcome to the USA. Enjoy your stay.
    A screenshot from the Bureau of Prisons showing a new inmate. AKA "waifu", who incessantly threatened cybercrime researchers including myself until we made him stop.
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    Allison Nixon
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    Sep 29, 2021
    Replying to @nixonnixoff and @WaldorfSixpence
    best one so far
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    Allison Nixon
    @nixonnixoff
    Sep 29, 2021
    Replying to @nixonnixoff and @WaldorfSixpence
    oh my god "stupid lake" is actually a real lake and not a shit post
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    Allison Nixon
    @nixonnixoff
    Mar 3, 2020
    I did a blog. You should read this if you've been looking at the criminal underground for work & work hasn't supplied you with a lawyer yet. Did you even know you need one? labs.unit221b.com/2020/03/03/bla…
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    Allison Nixon
    @nixonnixoff
    Jun 25, 2023
    holy shit this is real and not some researcher's shitpost. FBI photoshopped a pompompurin icon with handcuffs. NCA, Dutch police, Europol, BKA, can your posting skills match this? breached[.]vc
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    Allison Nixon
    @nixonnixoff
    Apr 8, 2018
    Replying to @jwiechers and @VessOnSecurity
    If you don't want my honeypot to record your IP, GTFO my honeypot, they can only be triggered by committing an illicit act. De-anonymization is a legitimate cybersecurity purpose. Researchers will not mangle or delete our honeypot data to satisfy ignorant requests.

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