Maltego 4, Part 2: Reconnaissance on a Person (Boris Epshteyn)

Reconnaissance is crucial for successful hacking/pentesting. Maltego is a unique tool for finding data via open source information across the world wide web and displaying the relationships between this information in a graphical format. From Paterva’s, Maltego’s developer, own web page, they describe Maltego as; “Maltego is an interactive data mining tool that renders directed […]

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Scraping Potential Passwords from a Target’s Website using CeWL

Welcome back, my novice hackers! In my series on cracking passwords, I began by showing off some basic password-cracking principles; developed an efficient password-cracking strategy; demonstrated how to use Hashcat, one of the most powerful password-cracking programs; and showed how to create a custom wordlist using Crunch. In this tutorial, I will show you how […]

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Open Source Intelligence (OSINT): OSINT Tools for Bitcoin Investigations

Welcome back, my aspiring OSINT investigators! One of the most lucrative areas for OSINT investigators is the Bitcoin and cryptocurrency scam and theft investigations and recovery. As the price of these cryptocurrencies has soared, so has the incidence of scams and thefts. A reputable source has estimated the value of bitcoin and crypto-currency thefts and […]

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