Guyte McCord

CEO @Graphika_NYC | Tech Entrepreneur | Florida Gator 🐊

[Guyte McCord @guytemccord]

I'm usually a quiet reader here but may occasionally share thoughts on AI, startups, OSINT, and tech.

[Graphika @Graphika_NYC]

Not all phishing targets are random.

Graphika Analyst Gustavo Paniz spoke with Communications of the ACM about how scammers targeting online retail consumers are leveraging “sucker lists”—datasets of previously compromised or highly responsive individuals—to increase the effectiveness of their campaigns.

He explained how these actors don’t just run isolated scams, but instead operate from repeatable playbooks. Tactics, messaging, and targeting strategies are refined over time and reused across campaigns, making fraud more scalable and harder to detect.

At Graphika, we analyze the networks behind these fraud schemes to understand how scams evolve and spread, who they target, and how they can be disrupted.

Read more: https://t.co/NfMD7RNWJp

#Graphika #GraphikaInsight #CyberSecurity #Fraud #Phishing #ThreatIntelligence #Ecommerce #DigitalTrust #OnlineScams #Scams

[Graphika @Graphika_NYC]

A new three-part look into a coordinated influence operation targeting India’s efforts to secure rare earths from Myanmar’s Kachin region features research and insights from Graphika investigator Margot Fulde-Hardy.

The investigation centers on a fabricated conspiracy that was published on pay-to-publish websites and amplified on social media from accounts originating in Pakistan and was conducted by @AltNews and the @pulitzercenter's Rainforest Investigations Network.

Part three of the series delves into amplification efforts, including the online actors spreading the fake rare earths conspiracy across platforms.

Read the final installment of the deep dive now! https://t.co/0GdQpAkZyY

[Graphika @Graphika_NYC]

The FIFA World Cup hasn't even kicked off yet, but corporate sponsorships are already evoking strong reactions online.

Brands have carefully planned their campaigns, but fragmented online networks ultimately dictate how those messages land across regional, cultural, and political divides.

Read on for a sample of insights into two World Cup sponsorships from the @LEGO_Group and @CocaCola and what Graphika has observed.
#Graphika #GraphikaInsights #FIFAWorldCup #WorldCup #WorldCup26 #WeAre26 #CocaCola #LEGO #Brandbacklash #sponsor #sponsorships
https://t.co/9B3NyNskz2

[Graphika @Graphika_NYC]

Graphika's Dr. John Kelly spoke with CBS News' Lesley Stahl for @60Minutes Overtime, unpacking how #Graphika sees extremist groups and state-backed actors spreading narratives, building influence, and reaching new audiences.

They also discussed how artificial intelligence is changing the amplification game by generating high quality, engaging imagery that creates a lasting attention-grabbing, emotional impact.

Learn more about what he had to say and watch the full segment: https://t.co/t7hFL7aLyN

[Graphika @Graphika_NYC]

In the aftermath of a natural disaster - a major hurricane, a damaging flood, a devastating wildfire - help quickly arrives from first responders and government officials.

But a new story from @60Minutes featuring Graphika found that among the people offering assistance are "Disaster Tourists" made up of white nationalists and other extremists.

Their goal? To use content they're sharing online to increase their following and boost their image.

#Graphika's Executive Chairman and founder Dr. John Kelly sat down with 60 Minutes Correspondent Lesley Stahl as part of the powerful investigation into how online networks can shape perception of real-world events.

Learn more about what he had to say and watch the full segment. https://t.co/yiqSPEWJfQ

[60 Minutes @60Minutes]

John Kelly, head of the social media analytics firm Graphika, showed 60 Minutes correspondent Lesley Stahl how hate groups, foreign governments, and influencers exploit natural disasters to manipulate people on social media. https://t.co/NWALpw6NuZ

[Graphika @Graphika_NYC]

Graphika's Executive Chairman and founder Dr. John Kelly was featured on @CBSNews' @60Minutes last night in a fascinating segment entitled "Disaster Tourists" looking at how extremist networks exploit natural disasters.

He sat down with Lesley Stahl to unpack how such groups use moments of crisis to spread key narratives, grow their audiences, and shape discourse to their advantage in today's rapidly evolving online information environment.

Watch the full 60 Minutes segment to learn more. https://t.co/vKim4VDhMP

[Graphika @Graphika_NYC]

How does a single post from an obscure account about an American F/A-18 under attack by Iran travel across the online information ecosystem, reaching millions of people in just 69 minutes?

#Graphika's intelligence team worked with @nytimes to reconstruct the narrative minute by minute and explore the spread.

Read the full article to learn more about what took place and how it unfolded online.
https://t.co/uWdWrkW7CN

[Graphika @Graphika_NYC]

Pro-Iran content being amplified by Russia and China is detailed in this week's article from @nytimes featuring #Graphika.

The piece writes that "although neither country has openly provided direct military support to Iran, influence operations in both countries have worked at times in a seemingly coordinated fashion, according to Graphika, a company that analyzes content online... Its researchers have documented numerous instances in recent weeks when Russian and Chinese state media or known covert influence operations amplified narratives that Iran has pushed — and vice versa."
https://t.co/PrJZUkwwxT

[Graphika @Graphika_NYC]

Pro-Iranian, anti-U.S. narratives have been shared by Iranian state media and pro-regime accounts since the outbreak of the war -- with various kinds of AI-generated videos garnering a great deal of the attention.

#Graphika spoke with @Forbes about the spread of one video that depicts a Lego version of President Trump with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu.

We traced back its millions of views to Telegram account Akhbar Enfejari, which translates to "Explosive News." IRGC-run Tasnim News Agency and Russian state media agency RT promoted the video shortly after it was originally posted.

Read the full article to learn more: https://t.co/1vi9gZZiv4

[Graphika @Graphika_NYC]

A sophisticated information war being waged online by pro-Iran actors - with a boost from Russia and China - is the subject of a new article from @nytimes featuring #Graphika.

The piece details how "researchers at Graphika described a 'travel chain of narratives' that spread from node to node: Iranian state TV airs a misleading broadcast, which is picked up by online influencers who then create A.I.-generated media that Chinese- and Russian-linked bot armies help give wide circulation."
https://t.co/PrJZUkwwxT

[Graphika @Graphika_NYC]

Graphika CEO @guytemccord recently spoke with @SLUpodcast about leadership strategies, scaling a company, and the profound impacts of artificial intelligence on product development.

At #Graphika, he shared, the emergence of AI has allowed us to transform our company's vision and build out its core technology as an AI World Model for the information environment.
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[Graphika @Graphika_NYC]

How is AI making foreign influence campaigns more dangerous?

Graphika's Vice President of Intelligence Tyler Williams tackled that question with @CNN's @GiannaToboni for a new edition of CNN Explains.

Likely all of us, he shared, have come across inauthentic content online - even if we didn't realize it at the time.

To watch the full segment, log onto the CNN app or click the link below and enter your TV provider: https://t.co/buYJeHUIiZ

[Graphika @Graphika_NYC]

#Graphika's latest report Abusing Athletes is featured in a new @CyberScoopNews story about Olympians and AI-generated content.

Our Principal Analyst Cristina López G. told the outlet's Derek Johnson that online communities that generate and share non-consensual intimate imagery have been around for some time, but AI image technologies have changed the game.

To read the full story: https://t.co/JOysNNdvAK

To access Graphika's Abusing Athletes report: https://t.co/33PBkqzm0W

[Graphika @Graphika_NYC]

Have you secured your spot to Ask an Expert?

Join us on Wednesday, February 25 with #Graphika Senior Investigator @jean_leroux and Intelligence Specialist Angie Waller to learn how scammers are industrializing brand impersonation with tactics that can target any organization—from Fortune 500 companies to emerging brands.

Our team will share recent findings around National Football League (NFL) counterfeit merchandise, lululemon scams, and Poshmark phishing to reveal the networks of domains, social engineering tactics, and multi-platform strategies behind these operations.

Register now to submit your questions in advance: https://t.co/0Q3pAZC8sz

[Graphika @Graphika_NYC]

#Graphika's Margot Fulde-Hardy and Lili Turner pulled back the layers of a pro-China online ecosystem, uncovering a network of dozens of domains pushing pro-China messaging while posing as The New York Times, The Guardian, The Wall Street Journal, and other legitimate media outlets.

They recently sat down for Marc Hofer's NetAskari podcast to discuss the findings from that research, detailed in our report Glass Onion.

To listen to the full podcast: https://t.co/U7CtWJwk6S

To access the Glass Onion report: https://t.co/MmQ327ZTSW

[Graphika @Graphika_NYC]

Registration closes today! 🚨

A limited number of spots remain for our webinar Ask An Expert: When PR Looks Like Press... Tracking China's Spoofed Media Domains.

#Graphika Analysts Margot Fulde-Hardy and Lili Turner and Intelligence Specialist Angie Waller will share insights from our new report, Glass Onion, and how they uncovered a vast network of inauthentic domains linked to China-based actors.

Register now to submit your questions in advance: https://t.co/dnHlFItAnU

[Graphika @Graphika_NYC]

Counterfeit NFL merch is being sold at scale.

We uncovered China-based websites using SharePoint exploits, public forums, and AI-generated reviews to market fake NFL apparel and popular brands.

Read the full insight: https://t.co/hvcIYi939U

#NFL #Counterfeit #Fraud #BrandProtection #CyberIntel

[Graphika @Graphika_NYC]

These fake media sites don’t just copy content, they copy design & CMS to look real. Graphika tracks the tactics & PR firms behind this ecosystem. Download the report: https://t.co/zAZ0N7b8n0

#GraphikaReport

[Graphika @Graphika_NYC]

China-based actors are spoofing media outlets like The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal -- and using the vast network of inauthentic domains to their advantage.

Join us next Wednesday, January 28th as #Graphika Analysts Margot Fulde-Hardy and Lili Turner and Intelligence Specialist Angie Waller share an exclusive look at our new report, Glass Onion.

Register now to submit your questions in advance: https://t.co/dnHlFItAnU