A hands-on 2026 guide to Maltego for OSINT: entities, transforms, machines and how to build a corroborated link chart from a single selector using the free Community Edition.
Jesse William McGraw
Jesse William McGraw
Jesse William McGraw, also known as GhostExodus, is a former insider threat and threat actor. He became the first person in recent U.S. history to be convicted of corrupting industrial control systems. Today he focuses on threat intelligence, OSINT, and public speaking, using his knowledge to bring awareness to the security risks that organisations and individuals face.
A hands-on 2026 guide to GraphSense, the open-source cryptoasset forensics platform: address clustering, TagPacks and how to trace ransom funds without a paid licence.
How to pivot from a single ransomware forum handle to a corroborated actor profile using usernames, PGP keys, emails and crypto selectors. A 2026 OSINT walkthrough.
A practical 2026 walkthrough for following a ransom payment across the blockchain using open tools, wallet clustering and off-ramp attribution.
Deadlock ransomware uses Polygon smart contracts for takedown-resistant command and control and a vulnerable driver to kill EDR. A profile of 2026’s most technically novel new group.
Symantec detailed GodDamn ransomware using PoisonX, a kernel driver with a valid Microsoft signature, to terminate EDR before it encrypts.
DragonForce rebranded as a ransomware cartel offering white-label infrastructure, absorbed RansomHub affiliates, and hit UK retail. A profile of its model, decline, and tactics.
World Leaks published 19,000 files (14.3GB) tied to India’s Kudankulam nuclear plant after Reliance Infrastructure refused to pay. The data leaked via a third-party server.
Akira has stayed a top-tier ransomware operation into 2026 by hammering SonicWall SSL-VPNs via CVE-2024-40766, deploying within an hour and using BYOVD to bypass EDR.
Microsoft’s July 2026 Patch Tuesday fixed a record 570 flaws and three zero-days, two already exploited in AD FS and SharePoint identity infrastructure.