Cycurion, Inc. v. Michael S. Emo (formerly John Doe 1 and John Doe 2)
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
- Docket
- No. 1:26-cv-00489
- Parties
- Plaintiffs: Cycurion, Inc. and CEO Kevin Kelly. Defendant: Michael S. Emo of Madera, California, previously sued as anonymous John Doe 1 and John Doe 2.
- Claim type
- defamation
- Filed
- 2026
- Outcome
- Cycurion amended its complaint on April 7, 2026 to name Michael S. Emo as the individual it alleges operated the pseudonymous accounts E1111 on Stocktwits and em2391 on Reddit, after using court-ordered subpoenas and forensic correlation to unmask him. Litigation remains ongoing.
Summary
Cybersecurity company Cycurion, Inc. and CEO Kevin Kelly sued anonymous defendants over allegedly false and defamatory posts on Stocktwits and Reddit accusing the company of being a scam and engaging in pump-and-dump and death-spiral-financing schemes. Using court-ordered subpoenas to the platforms plus cross-platform forensic analysis, Cycurion says it traced the accounts E1111 (Stocktwits) and em2391 (Reddit) to Michael S. Emo of Madera, California. On April 7, 2026, Cycurion filed an amended complaint naming Emo as the previously anonymous John Doe defendant. The company seeks compensatory and punitive damages and injunctive relief; its investigation reportedly continues. Primary sourcing is largely company press releases.