Investigator515
Investigator515

Investigator515

Writing about cybersecurity, technology, and open source intelligence strategies. Passionate about giving people the tools they need to feel empowered by technology, not overwhelmed. Did we also mention we're straight-up nerds at heart? Get the latest information on blog posts and production information via Telegram: t.me/investigator515


Historical Hacks: The Citibank Hack (1994)

17 Jun 2024 5 minute read 0 comments Investigator515 $0.05

This hack exploited dial-up and weak security to steal millions. If you aren’t a medium member, you can read with no paywall via substack We’ve talked much about how the earlier days of the internet were a very different time, especially with regard...

What The Tech: Nuclear Energy

15 Jun 2024 7 minute read 1 comment Investigator515 $0.05

In today’s electronic world, it’s pretty easy to lose sight of how different things once were. We had the library before the internet, home phones before mobile devices and film before digital cameras. It’s sometimes easier to think of these as simpl...

Signals Intelligence & The Raspberry Pi

8 Jun 2024 4 minute read 4 comments Investigator515 $0.08

The Pi provides a compact, yet effective SIGINT research station. If you aren’t a medium member, you can read with no paywall via substack When you’re starting to look at signal analysis from the beginner's perspective, it can be a daunting prospect...

Radio On The Go: Portable SDR

5 Jun 2024 6 minute read 1 comment Investigator515 $0.03

If you aren’t a medium member, you can read with no paywall via substack Home labs are pretty cool. Depending on your interests, we’ll often find an array of test equipment, hardware systems and even remote servers or systems. Having a centralised sp...

What The Tech?! Print Technology

30 May 2024 8 minute read 0 comments Investigator515 $0.02

If you aren’t a medium member, you can read with no paywall via substack Today, we live in the Age of Information, but it hasn’t always been this way. While the printing press provided the first steps towards the true information age, it would take t...

Historical Hacks: SolarWinds

27 May 2024 5 minute read 0 comments Investigator515 $0.05

Unpacking the Breach that Rocked the World. If you aren’t a medium member, you can read with no paywall via substack As we’ve started to look at some historical incidents that have helped shape the modern cybersecurity landscape, there have been some...

The Dark Side Of Stablecoins

25 May 2024 4 minute read 3 comments Investigator515 $0.03

Stablecoins are a popular way of avoiding the crypto world's legendary volatility. If you aren’t a medium member, you can read with no paywall via substack One of the most well-known facets of the cryptocurrency world is its legendary volatility. Wit...

What The Tech?! Rocket Engines

20 May 2024 7 minute read 1 comment Investigator515 $0.05

Rockets gave us satellites, the space race and new technology for civilians. If you aren’t a medium member, you can read with no paywall via substack While covering the history of our connected world there’s been a heavy focus on electronics, with sa...

Antennas 101: High Gain & Directional

15 May 2024 6 minute read 2 comments Investigator515 $0.16

Appropriate Antennas become the ears of any operation. If you aren’t a medium member, you can read with no paywall via substack In this previous article, we explored the role that antennas will play in optimising a transmitting or receiving station a...

Objects In Space: Voyager 1

10 May 2024 7 minute read 0 comments Investigator515 $0.26

Looking at Voyager 1 & The Voyager Program If you aren’t a medium member, you can read with no paywall via substack As we’ve looked at exploring the radio spectrum there’s been a distinct focus on digital communications. Some of these, like RFID use...