Unit 221B Raises $5M Seed for Hacking Group Disruption

Unit 221B, a New Jersey-based security company, secured $5 million in seed funding. J2 Ventures led the investment round.

The company specializes in combating a rising threat from young, financially motivated hackers. These groups, for instance, include Scattered Spider and The Com, targeting major corporations and governments. Unit 221B identifies and neutralizes these threats where broader cybersecurity firms like CrowdStrike and Mandiant have faced unique challenges.

Unit 221B's flagship eWitness platform provides critical threat intelligence.

Advancing Hacking Group Disruption

The new funding specifically targets expansion and improvement of the eWitness platform. Consequently, this enhancement will accelerate the tracking and arrest of malicious actors.

eWitness is an invite-only software, also utilized by Fortune 500 companies. These private entities, therefore, use the collected intelligence to monitor threats against their brands and industries. Furthermore, the platform helps build cases and preserve information for investigations.