Serial Fraudsters Are Responsible for an Offensive Cybersecurity Startup

Brian Krebs: The X/Twitter account IRIS C2 (@C2IRIS) has gained more than 4,000 followers since its creation in January 2025, posting frequently about security vulnerabilities, AI and software exploits. IRIS C2 says it is a company in McLean, Va. that sells offensive cybersecurity capabilities. […] A search on the Arlington, Va. address listed in the incorporation records for Calvexa Group LLC finds the property is occupied by Jack Burkman, the 60-year-old founder and managing partner of the lobbying firm Burkman & Associates. When approached with questions about IRIS C2, Burkman referred further inquiries to his longtime associate, 28-year-old Jacob Wohl. Now there are a couple of names I have not heard in a while, probably because their previous scheme was established under fake names. In an interview with Krebs, Wohl claims to “know more about tech than anyone”, which sounds about as delusional as anything else he has ever said. Anyway, if you want to get scammed, the company…