Yonas Abeselom

Yonas Abeselom

Creator of REDACT & AAD-50 | Security
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Independent security researcher from Ethiopia. I build tools from the investigator's perspective — studying exactly how forensic software like FTK, AXIOM, and Cellebrite work, then building in reverse to protect people who need real privacy. Creator of REDACT — open-source Windows anti-forensics platform, downloaded in 29 countries before any announcement. Also contributed AAD-50 (NVMe sanitization) to linux-nvme/nvme-cli, merged into the Linux kernel. Privacy is a right, not a privilege.

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  • REDACT
    REDACTOpen-source Windows anti-forensics platform
    Aug 2026
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    Joined Product HuntAugust 23rd, 2026

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REDACTp/redact-2•

1d ago

Why I built REDACT — and what forensic investigators actually look for

Most privacy tools are built from the user's perspective.

REDACT was built from the investigator's perspective in reverse.

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14h ago

REDACT - Open-source Windows anti-forensics platform

REDACT 3.3.0 is an open-source Windows anti-forensics and artifact sanitization suite that permanently destroys 255 system artifacts — browser history, registry traces, NTFS change journals, Windows Recall AI snapshots, live RAM, and encrypted volume key material. New in 3.3.0: Auto-Trigger Engine — USB Panic Trigger, Login Failure Trigger, and Dead Man's Switch fire a HIGH-tier wipe automatically without manual interaction.
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