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Threat Actor Profile - FARC

Threat Actor: The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) Date of Activity: 1964 - 2017 Area of Operations: Colombia Overview: The...

Malware Profile - HIVE

Strain: HIVE Malware/Ransomware Date of Activity: ~2018-Present Overview: HIVE is a type of malware that is used to create a hidden and...

Threat Actor Profile - APT35

Threat Actor: APT35; AKA "Charming Kitten" Date of Activity: ~2014-Present Overview: APT35, also known as Charming Kitten, is a...

OSINT Tool Spotlight - TOR

The TOR browser is a powerful tool that allows users to browse the internet anonymously. Developed by the TOR project, a nonprofit...

OSINT Tool Spotlight - Who.is

Who.is is a domain name lookup service that allows users to search for information about a specific domain name. By entering a domain...

HoneyPot Analysis: Studying The Malicious Behavior of Threat Actors In The Wild

What is a HoneyPot? It’s a sacrificial computer system that’s intended to attract threat actors… like a decoy! It mimics a target for...

Threat Actor Profile - APT28

Threat Actor: APT28 AKA "Fancy Bear" Date of Activity: ~2007-Present Overview: APT28, also known as Fancy Bear, is a Russian...

"Hit! You've Sunk My T-90M!" - How I Solved this Week's OSINT Challenge

A communication from the boss owl man tells us to follow the clues to the final answer, but an enigmatic IP address is all we get to...

Cártel del Noreste the Principal Actor Responsible for Outbreaks of Violence in Nuevo León

Nuevo León closed 2022 with 1,430 intentional homicides, being the third year with the most crimes of this type in the history of the...

OSINT Tool Spotlight - Shodan

Shodan is a search engine for internet-connected devices. It was created by John Matherly in 2009 and is often referred to as the "search...

Threat Actor Profile - APT10

Threat Actor: APT10; AKA "Stone Panda", "Red Apollo", and "MenuPass" Date of Activity: ~2009-Present Overview: APT10 (also known as Stone...

OSINT Tool Spotlight - EXIFtool

EXIFtool is a powerful command-line tool that allows users to read, write, and edit metadata information that is embedded in image,...