Micah Hoffman

Co-Owner and OSINT Innovator


Passionate about helping people learn the OSINT (Open-Source Intelligence) skills they need to succeed, Micah Hoffman brings extensive knowledge in OSINT and cybersecurity, an engaging and expressive presentation style, and a genuine love of teaching to everything he does.

Having spent years mastering technical concepts, Micah simplifies them for his audiences, ensuring that everyone, from beginners to experts, can grasp the material. His ability to break down complex topics into manageable pieces makes his training style highly effective. In the technology world, his blend of technical expertise and educational prowess is truly special and has led him to create tools and resources that enhance efficiency and deepen investigative capabilities.

A regular guest on OSINT podcasts, webcasts, and at conferences, Micah is well-known to audiences around the world. As the former President of the OSINT Curious Project, the co-owner of the My OSINT Training online training academy, and the creator of the massively popular OSINT tool the "Whats My Name Project," Micah continues to innovate and give back to the community, bringing OSINT to life for all.

Micah has a personal blog at webbreacher.com and uses the username "WebBreacher" on various social media platforms except on LinkedIn.

Personal blog - https://webbreacher.com
Twitter - https://twitter.com/webbreacher
BlueSky - https://bsky.app/profile/webbreacher.com
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/micahhoffman

Griffin Glynn

Co-Owner and OSINT Expert



Griffin Glynn is a seasoned OSINT professional with over 20 years of experience applying open-source intelligence in criminal investigations. Throughout his career, he has partnered with law enforcement agencies at every level, helping uncover digital evidence, identify key subjects, and generate actionable leads in countless cases involving fraud, exploitation, and organized criminal activity.

Currently serving as Chief Investigations Officer at the National Child Protection Task Force, Griffin leads a dedicated team of open-source analysts providing real-time investigative support to law enforcement in cases of missing, exploited, and trafficked children. His leadership is grounded in field-tested experience and a deep understanding of how to extract meaningful insights from online footprints, always with an emphasis on ethical, victim-centered work.

As an educator, Griffin is known for making complex OSINT techniques approachable, engaging, and impactful. Whether training frontline investigators or mentoring aspiring analysts, he’s committed to helping others build the skills needed to use open-source tools with purpose and precision.

Online, he’s best known as hatless1der, the creator of the widely used Ultimate OSINT Collection StartMe page and an active contributor to OSINT community blogs, podcasts, and collaborative projects. Griffin continues to focus his energy on meaningful, mission-driven work at the intersection of technology, investigation, and public safety.

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/griffin-g
Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/hatless1der
BlueSky - https://bsky.app/profile/hatless1der.com
Personal Blog - https://hatless1der.com

Lisette Abercrombie

OSINT Instructor and Course Creator



Lisette "Technisette" Abercrombie is one of the co-founders of The OSINT Curious Project and an instructor here at My OSINT Training.

Lisette has a diverse background where she studied to be a primary school teacher but after graduating started working full-time at a Dutch social media website. As a community manager, her role was to make sure that users and employees of the website would obey the user agreement, privacy statement, and Dutch law. She was a member of the security team where she learned to basics of OSINT and a single-point-of-contact for government and law enforcement.

She earned a position within the Dutch National Police where, for more than 10-years, she has been supporting and advising criminal investigations as an Internet and OSINT specialist.

Because OSINT is not only her job but also her hobby, she likes to share her new found techniques and tricks with the OSINT community via her Twitter-account, and website https://technisette.com.

Personal website - https://technisette.com
Twitter - https://twitter.com/technisette
BlueSky - https://bsky.app/profile/technisette.bsky.social
LinkedIn - https://linkedin.com/in/lisettea