Shadow Nexus - Cap Sheet White Paper
Shadow Nexus - Cap Sheet White Paper
Why Shadow Nexus? Our Data. Unique to Shadow Nexus is our access to specific data sets and data
sources. Our reach into the Dark Web to gather hidden published content provides us access unparallel to
other data harvesters. This content is vetted and ensured authentic before being incorporated into
analytical reports.
Shadow Nexus utilizes a dual process to harvest content, manual and automated. We employ a vast
network of automated scrapers that collect data directly from private sources, open and closed-access
forums, and our own massive honeypot networks with millions of monthly active users. We add new data
sets and sources daily and can tailor / target data collection to meet sponsor requirements.
Shadow Nexus does not collect or store any data on U.S. citizens.
Complete Data Collection and Processing. Our core focus at Shadow Nexus is to locate, collect, and
process data which is searchable in a format suitable for various platforms. For example, when Alfa-
Bank, the largest private bank in Russia had private data published on the Dark Web, most companies
were limited in provider alerts and basic metadata details on that collection of data. Shadow Nexus’
processing of the data allows users to search well beyond metadata, such as the bank’s user records,
specific account numbers, and transaction histories.
Data Validation and Synthesis. More than just being able to collect the data, we employ our own
methods for manual and AI-based data validation. Once data has passed our validation process, it needs
to be standardized to make it searchable. Since each piece of information we collect is often in its own
proprietary format, we have developed our own tools and processes to standardize the data so each field
in the database is properly mapped and searchable via our API or UI.
DATA APPLICATIONS
1. Access to confidential, private, and closed source data. Our dark web specialists use active and
passive collection techniques to gain access to private and closed-source data and communications
channels scattered throughout various networks. This allows us early insight into activities and direct
access to private communication channels.
2. Historical Movement Tracking, Predictive Pattern Analysis. Data from sources such as airline
travel records, border databases, and customs import/export databases, can be used to track
historical movements of people and products, and even used to generate ML-based prediction of
future movements. For example, “Show me a list of all containers imported or exported between
Russia and North Korea in 2023”.
3. Automated Targeting. Shadow Nexus uses ML-based techniques to develop to automate targeting
and tracking of individuals or groups. Starting with a single initial record we can build a complete
analysis of a person’s history to include fields like passwords, business registrations, crypto wallets,
flight records, and associated patents.
7. API for Access to Raw Data & Analytics. Shadow Nexus includes a UI and Command Line Interface
(CLI) for customizing the data delivery with an API that can be accessed in a variety of programming
languages. Analytics can be provided using our own native UI or can be fed via API to any other
analytics or data processing application.
DATABASE SAMPLES
Databases from each CO-COM contain information on citizens from most regions. Common fields include
name, address, phone, email, passwords, family information, social media accounts and other PII.
CENTCOM INDOPACOM
Iran China
- Citizens lists - Shanghai National Police database
- Mobile data - Chinese citizens data
- Medical records - Business registrations lists
- Rideshare data (with GPS) - Food delivery data
- Cryptocurrency exchange - Customs border entry/exit records
- VPN Logs (flight and passenger details)
- Telecom & bank accounts
Iraq - Credit blacklist system
- Telecom data - Hotel digital room key service
- Voter database (all citizens)
- Prisoner lists Indonesia
- Citizenship database
Pakistan - Simcard registration data
- Citizens lists - KPU (general elections data)
- Telecom data (mobile, MSISDN, IMSI)
North Korea
Palestine - Citizens and passport numbers
- Ministry of foreign affairs (diplomatic access
system, including photos) Vietnam
- Citizens, medical, social media