forge-boot

WHO IS
BLACKPAW

Offensive security operator and toolsmith. I build things that break other things — then write about how they worked.

Windows internals mods (Windhawk), web tools, RF sensing platforms, and autonomous infra. Self-taught, production-depth, solo.

Dark aesthetics, clean interactions, and tools that actually do something. If it runs smooth and has teeth — that's the goal.

12 Projects
8 Tools Shipped

PROJECTS

[01]

wh-mods

Toggle audio devices, mute mics, kill network — from the system tray, no bloat.

Windhawk mod suite — AudioSwap, MicSwitch, Net-Toggle, MicroManager, Bt Battery Monitor. C++ Windows internals mods using COM, Win32 hooks, and Raw Input. 20 PRs merged upstream to ramensoftware/windhawk-mods.

c++windows-internalsmodding
[02]

Alternify

Find open-source alternatives to paid software — no fluff, just direct swaps.

Live software-alternatives directory with 5,000+ alternatives. Dark cyber aesthetic, Cloudflare edge, AdSense + Ezoic monetization.

html/csscloudflareproduct
[03]

HellCat

One-command WPA hash cracking on Windows — batch, watch, collect results.

High-performance HashCat automation suite for Windows. Streamlines WPA-PMKID/EAPOL password recovery with interactive mode selection and batch orchestration.

pythonhashcatoffensive-security
[04]

TheListener

See every HTTP/HTTPS request on your network — revealed live.

MITM attack automation suite — Bettercap, Nmap, and Scapy. Monitor, fingerprint, and intercept HTTP/HTTPS traffic across the local network.

pythonbettercapoffensive-security
[05]

SAP

Train Tier-1 SOC analysts: 300 questions, 7 domains, one 90-minute exam.

SOC Analyst Professional training platform — interactive assessment for Tier-1 analysts. 300+ questions across 7 security domains, 90-minute exam, zero backend.

websecuritytraining
[06]

TerminalLife

Watch autonomous creatures evolve, hunt, and survive in your terminal.

GPU-accelerated evolution simulator — creatures with neural-network brains and genetic algorithms compete, hunt, and survive in your Windows terminal. PyTorch + CUDA.

pythonpytorchai
[07]

Bundler

Bundle links into shareable pages — titles, previews, prices auto-fetched.

Universal link bundler with metadata fetching — title, image, and price grabbed automatically. Flask-based bundle manager with view and edit.

pythonflaskutility

TOOL IN
ACTION

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TIMELINE

2026

Windows Internals Modding

Windhawk — github.com/BlackPaw21

Authored AudioSwap, MicSwitch, Net-Toggle, and MicroManager — C++ system mods using COM, Raw Input, and Win32 hooks. PRs merged to ramensoftware/windhawk-mods.

2026

Through-Wall RF Sensing

RuView — github.com/BlackPaw21

Built a full ESP32-to-Rust-DSP-to-ML pipeline for presence detection, vital signs, and 17-keypoint pose estimation through walls. 55 C files of firmware, 47-crate Rust workspace at 18 µs per sample.

2026

Web Products & Monetization

Alternify / WiseLove

Launched Alternify (5,000+ alternatives directory, AdSense + Ezoic monetized) and developed WiseLove — a premium dating app with slow-reveal mechanics, merit-only discovery, and in-chat microtransactions.

2025

Hand-Tracking Game Dev

GestureLock — github.com/BlackPaw21

5,722-line browser game using MediaPipe Hands and Canvas API. Utility AI enemies, particle VFX, XP/leveling system. Refactoring towards module-based architecture.

2025

Reinforcement Learning

Quadruped Scuttler — MuJoCo 3.7

Trained a custom 4-legged robot from scratch using PPO via Stable-Baselines3. Four-stage curriculum with procedurally generated worlds. Documented reward-hacking exploits and entropy collapse.

2025

Security Research Lab

GhostNAS / Pwnagotchi / Wazuh

Built an ARM64 mining cluster (GhostNAS), deployed Pwnagotchi on RPi 5 for WPA2 handshake capture, and runs Wazuh SIEM inside an Android Linux chroot on a rooted Galaxy A30.

ARSENAL OF
KNOWLEDGE

Languages
C/C++RustPythonTypeScriptJavaScriptBashLuaC#
Platforms
Windows Win32/COMAndroid (Magisk/Termux)ESP32 (ESP-IDF)Kali LinuxRaspberry PiGodot 4
Offensive Security
Network PentestingGhidra Reverse EngineeringHashcatPwnagotchiWazuh SIEMWPA2 HandshakesReversing
Windows Internals
Windhawk ModdingRaw Input HooksCOM InterfacesWin32 APIGDI RenderingIMMNotificationClient
Web Full-Stack
Next.js 15React 19AstroPrisma 7Tailwind v4Framer MotionCloudflare
RF & Embedded
ESP32 FirmwareWiFi CSI SensingRust DSP (18 µs)MuJoCo RoboticsStable-Baselines3PPO
Design
Dark AestheticsTerminal/CyberpunkTypographyMotion DesignUI/UXHacker Visual ID
Game Dev
Canvas APIMediaPipe HandsGodot 4 (GDScript)WPF .NET 8UE4SS Modding
Infrastructure
DockerCI/CDSSH TunnelingPM2/SystemdSFTP DeployNetwork Config

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TOUCH

Collaborators, fellow designers, and anyone with an interesting
idea — welcome.