The VirusTotal alternatives threat hunters run in 2026: MetaDefender, ANY.RUN, CAPE, Intezer and MalwareBazaar, compared by job, upload privacy and API.
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.
The OSINT tools worth your time in 2026: Maltego, Shodan, SecurityTrails, DarkOwl, theHarvester and more, ranked by what they do and what they leak.
Unsealed NSO Group court files, analysed by Amnesty’s Security Lab and Forbidden Stories, expose how Pegasus really works: a vendor-run spyware service, not a weapon sold and forgotten.
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.
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.