- Allison Nixon, a cybersecurity researcher at Unit 221B, faced death threats and AI-generated nudes from hackers after helping arrest many members of the Com, an online hacker community.
- The Com, comprising mostly teens and young adults, engages in cybercrimes like DDoS attacks, SIM swapping, crypto theft, and offline violence such as swatting and bricking, posing a significant threat comparable to state actors.
- Nixon's investigative approach involves tracking hackers on forums like Hack Forums, exploiting their operational security mistakes to unmask identities, and using tools like eWitness to preserve chat data for law enforcement.
- She successfully identified and helped arrest Connor Riley Moucka (Waifu/Judische), a key figure in the Com linked to the 2024 Snowflake breach and extortion of AT&T, highlighting her role in countering cybercriminal threats.
- Nixon's work extends to combating sextortion and child sexual abuse material within the Com, aiming to secure harsher sentences for hackers by connecting financial crimes to violent activities.