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===Boston Marathon bombing===

{{see also|Boston Marathon bombing}}

A month after the bombing at the [[2013 Boston Marathon]], Fox 11 LA-[[KTTV]] (Los Angeles) reported that O'Brien's company, Scorpion Computer Services, Inc., developed [[Video analysis|video-analysis]] software similar to that used by the [[FBI]] to catch the bombers.<ref>Susan{{cite Hirasunaweb |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFk9Sliuj9E |via=[[YouTube]] |title=Walter O'Brien, Scorpion Computer Services on Boston Bombing Video Forensics |work=Fox 11 LA-KTTV 10:00 News. {{YouTube|idfirst=EFk9Sliuj9ESusan |titlelast=BostonHirasuna Bombing|date=June Video2013 Forensics|access-date=2024-01-01}}. June 2013</ref> ''Techdirt'' said that this was one of many "bogus" claims about O'Brien by CBS.<ref name="Masnick"/>

Asher Langton, a security intelligence engineer, said O'Brien offered conflicting narratives of his contributions to catching the bombers and that the use of [[facial recognition system|facial recognition software]] in the manner reported was implausible.<ref name="Karlin 2014b"/> O'Brien said he was bound by non-disclosure agreements.<ref name="Karlin 2014b"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://boston.cbslocal.com/2014/10/06/real-life-scorpion-helped-id-boston-marathon-bombing-suspects|title=Real-Life 'Scorpion' Helped ID Boston Marathon Bombing Suspects|publisher=CBS Boston WBZ-TV|first=Kathryn |last=Hauser|date=6 October 2014|access-date=30 April 2015}}</ref>