Every investigation starts somewhere, and in open-source intelligence (OSINT), that somewhere is online. And the range of websites that an OSINT practitioner may use can be vast and varied, from social media posts and breach forums to WHOIS registries and archived pages. But correctly channeled, these sites can capture the...
In the flood of online information, speed often wins over accuracy. Yet for investigators and analysts, rushing means risk. Fact-checking tools don’t replace human judgment—they sharpen it. The key is workflow: knowing how to verify information quickly without getting lost in tabs, speculation, or repetition. This article breaks...
Every digital interaction, whether it’s a follow, a mention, a shared post, or something else, adds a thread to the web of online relationships. Together, these threads form what analysts call a social graph—a network that maps how people, accounts, and organizations connect across social media platforms. In...
With so much of the world’s information living inside images—screenshots of messages, photos of documents, surveillance clips, and even social media posts with hidden location data—Optical Character Recognition (OCR) and computer vision have become cornerstones of modern intelligence work. And with the AI renaissance, the laborious manual...
When people think about iPhone security, they usually imagine theft—someone grabbing the device off a table or slipping it out of a pocket. But in the world of Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT), the real danger isn’t just losing the phone itself. It’s what can be seen, linked, or...
In today's digital landscape, anonymization is the threat actor’s cloak when carrying out illicit activities. For law enforcement agencies and cyber threat intelligence professionals alike, uncovering the real identities behind pseudonyms has become vital. But while many masks may seem airtight, with the right techniques, chinks can...
