Pizza Steve is warming the oven before the next post hits the table.
Image tracing, social pivots, and the clue chain behind each OSINT solve.
A full walkthrough of every OSINT challenge in CTF@CIT 26, from image tracing and social profiling to the small clues that solved each task.
Pop Smoke | Real-World OSINT Case Study
An Instagram post, a few clues, and fatal consequences. How OSINT became a weapon in Pop Smoke's murder.
OSINT Automation | Part II
From tabs to scripts: see how OSINT automation cuts clutter, saves time, and lets you focus on uncovering hidden connections.
Tools, Notes, and Workflow
Ever wondered how investigators connect digital dots and uncover what's hidden in plain sight? Here's the OSINT workflow.
An OSINT challenge solved through maps, QR pivots, and public-key breadcrumbs.
A walkthrough of Operation Spare Clue, following location clues, QR-code pivots, and PGP breadcrumbs to the final answer.
Selected solves from Hackfinity's encore release, led by the OSINT track.
A walkthrough of the Hackfinity Battle Encore challenges I solved, starting with the OSINT tasks and the lessons behind each pivot.
A race-condition-backed Zip Slip chain from upload validation to code execution.
A web challenge write-up that chains ZIP validation weaknesses, a TOCTOU bug, and Zip Slip into remote code execution.