I make hidden power legible from public evidence.
Twenty years in security — the U.S. Army in Iraq, Mandiant, Intel, the Biden campaign — taught me how systems fail people. Now I investigate that failure: surveillance, influence operations, and who bears the cost. I write it at Hacking, but Legal, build public records anyone can verify, and advise organizations facing the same threats.

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