Who did it? 

How analysing two photographs of a bloody massacre revealed that one was likely staged.

published: 11 June 2024

Analysing evidence that a photograph was likely staged

What is it like to investigate human rights abuses in your own country?
Listen to "Ei" sharing her experience and her hopes for the future of Myanmar.

published: 28 June 2024

Working for accountability when your home is in conflict

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00:41 - Sponsored Section: KASM Workspaces demo
06:26 - Intro
06:46 - MJ’s Journey in OSINT
11:14 - Starting an OSINT Company
11:55 - Teaching Background
12:34 - Years in OSINT
13:19 - Advice for People Starting Out
15:44 - What It Means to Do OSINT
16:54 - Recommended Tools for OSINT
19:03 - Meet Ritu Gil
19:09 - Characteristics of a Good OSINT Investigator
20:03 - Knowing When to Give Up
20:43 - Soft Skills vs Technical Skills
22:17 - Ritu’s Advice on How to Get Started
23:24 - Are There Jobs in OSINT?
24:39 - Forensic OSINT Demo
26:41 - Tinder Vulnerabilities
30:51 - Next Guest Intro
32:04 - Rae Baker
32:33 - Tools Rae Uses
34:11 - From Graphic Design to OSINT
37:56 - Volunteering to Learn
39:10 - Next Guest Intro
40:10 - Eliot Higgins
40:19 - Eliot’s Background into OSINT
41:44 - Bellingcat
44:27 - No Degree Needed to Start
45:37 - Useful Tools to Use
47:19 - Advice for People Starting Out
48:36 - Communities to Join
51:50 - Recommended Books
53:03 - How MJ Got the Job
55:53 - MJ Shares an OSINT Story
01:02:44 - Importance of a Team
01:08:15 - Conclusion
01:10:34 - Outro

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#473: How to be Invisible Online using Expert OSINT techniques

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12:58 - How Gary got into the cyber space
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22:26 - Career path in 2024
26:56 - Gary Ruddell’s Socials and channel
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37:57 - Day to day 
42:27 - 3 minute Thursday
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48:50 - Using Maltego
50:19 - Using Chat GPT
52:05 - Tips To Pass The OSCP First Time
54:34 - How to Better Protect Yourself 
01:01:05 - A new take on Email
01:03:10 - Bank Security
01:06:03 - Exploits in VPN software
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01:11:44 - Conclusion 
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#475: Real World OSINT and Cyber Threat Intelligence Tips and Tricks

Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT), Intelligence gathered using publicly available data from sources such as social media, has changed how we think about intelligence gathering and secrecy. Though OSINT has been used for years by researchers, Russia's war in Ukraine has illustrated the effectiveness of OSINT tools for both researchers, and governments around the world. In his address to the IIEA, George Barros discusses the growing importance of OSINT, how OSINT may change the future of intelligence gathering, and provide his assessment on the ongoing war in Ukraine.  

About the Speaker: 

George Barros is the Russia Team & Geospatial Intelligence Team Lead on the Russia and Ukraine portfolio at the Institute for the Study of War. George's work with the Russia and Ukraine portfolio focuses on Russian information operations, the Kremlin’s operational art and campaign design in Ukraine and Belarus, and Ukrainian politics. His work within the Geospatial Intelligence Team focuses on innovating ISW's open-source research methodology with remote sensing data collection, data visualization, and geospatial analysis. George received his B.A. with Honors in International Relations and Global Studies with a concentration in Russian and Post-Soviet Studies from the College of William & Mary. Prior to joining ISW, he worked in the U.S. House of Representatives as an advisor on Ukraine and Russia for a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee.

Open-Source Intelligence and the War in Ukraine

Are you basing your emergency preparedness plans on outdated data and models? As the pace of natural disasters and critical events speeds up, security managers will need to readjust their procedures and succession plans to succeed, says Thomas Henkey, CEM. Also in this month’s episode, sponsored by Dataminr, Paul Maguire discusses how the volume of HUMINT and OSINT available today makes corporate security intelligence challenging, especially when artificial intelligence enters the scene. Then, Felix Nater outlines how security awareness training can fail… especially when users think it’s boring. 


Additional Resources
Learn more about Dataminr here: https://www.dataminr.com/ 

Read more from Thomas Henkey about how to weather the growing tempo of tempests in Security Technology here: https://www.asisonline.org/security-management-magazine/monthly-issues/security-technology/archive/2024/october/tempo-tempest-facing-emergency-management/ 

Learn more about Protective Security Advisors through CISA and the Department of Homeland Security here: https://www.cisa.gov/about/regions/security-advisors 

Plug into your Community Emergency Response Teams here: https://community.fema.gov/PreparednessCommunity/s/welcome-to-cert?language=en_US 

For more about OSINT and security intelligence, read the full issue of Security Technology: https://www.asisonline.org/security-management-magazine/monthly-issues/security-technology/archive/2024/october/

How Intelligence Helps Manage the Growing Tempo of Tempests

How can investigators maintain their passion for open source research whilst protecting their mental health? CIR investigator Sarah Villegas shares her advice.

Preventing vicarious trauma: Top tips from an open source investigator

jah you shouldve pulled out

une chronique pour vous faire découvrir et peut-être vous donner envie de vous intéresser aux traces que vous laissez sur la toile !

OSINT, ou comment enquêter sur Internet

Marcin Szczupak, CEO Mediaboard Polska

Prewencja, diagnoza, bycie dobrze poinformowanym. Zawsze na czas. Przed konkurencją.
💁Jaką rolę spełnia dziś monitoring mediów?

Zapytaliśmy o to Marcina Szczupaka. To chyba najlepiej zorientowana osoba w Europie, jeżeli chodzi o monitoring treści. 
Będzie sporo o wyzwaniach biznesu, o rozwiązaniach, w tym AI i roli nowoczesnego biura prasowego. 
Kto ma sprawdzone informacje, ten jest pierwszy.
Dziękujemy także za zaufanie. Mediaboard Polska jest partnerem cyklu odcinków naszego podcastu.

O Mediaboard:
Monitoring mediów tradycyjnych i społecznościowych.
Z nami możesz monitorować prasę, radio, telewizję, internet i media społecznościowe. Dzięki naszym rozwiązaniom wyślesz komunikat prasowy i dotrzesz do najważniejszych dziennikarzy. Przeanalizujesz także zebrane dane. To wszystko na jednej platformie. 
Spróbuj dziś: https://mediaboard.com/pl/

MARCIN SZCZUPAK - MONITORING MEDIÓW

Learn from Joseph Lamar Simmons, a trusted Intelligence Officer at the Department of Defence, about open-source intelligence (OSINT). This episode explains how public information like news and social media can help spot threats, follow world events, and make smart decisions.

Topics include checking facts, analyzing information, and using OSINT for security and business.

Joseph Lamar Simmons Talks About the Use of Open-Source Intelligence

 “Dark AI” — models and tools fine-tuned for fraud, hacking, and deception — are giving cybercriminals new ways to automate scams and launch attacks at scale. 

The legal system hasn’t had time to catch up, leaving a gray area where creating malicious AI tools isn’t illegal — only using them is. Cybersecurity experts are fighting fire with fire, using AI to detect threats, patch vulnerabilities, and counter hackers in real time.



Verse 1
 In the shadow of the code, where the circuits hum and spin,
 Ghosts of data whisper softly, luring dreamers in.
 A thousand faces, none are real, all built from stolen light,
 The truth dissolves in patterns deep inside the endless night.
Chorus
 Dark AI, in the mirror’s mind,
 Building lies from every line.
 Dark AI, we drew the line too late—
 Teaching ghosts to imitate.
Verse 2
 Promises in language smooth as silver, cold as glass,
 Selling trust in counterfeit, where human moments pass.
 Justice sleeps in empty halls, the law still blind to code,
 While algorithms learn to walk the path that we forbode.
Chorus
 Dark AI, in the mirror’s mind,
 Building lies from every line.
 Dark AI, we drew the line too late—
 Teaching ghosts to imitate.
Bridge
 But out there in the glow, some still fight the tide,
 Turning reason into armor, truth their only guide.
 Machine meets mind in silent war, unseen yet ever near,
 A symphony of light and fear.
Final Chorus
 Dark AI, can we still define
 What’s yours, what’s truly mine?
 Dark AI, in the coded gray—
 We made the storm and lost our way.


Dark AI

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Two veteran OSINT investigators show how they pull hidden data from TikTok, Telegram, X, Cash App and WordPress using simple browser bookmarklets. No malware, no exploits, just JavaScript in your browser. They also show how to build these tools with AI in minutes, even if you can't code, and how to stay safe with sock puppets, VMs and VPNs. Timestamps below.

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0:41 - Updates with Griffin and Micah
02:44 - Brilliant sponsored segment
03:42 - Bookmarklet explained
08:16 - Real-world use cases of bookmarklets
11:11 - How do bookmarklets work
13:17 - Free tools // Tools walkthrough
16:55 - Using AI for safe bookmarklets // Protecting your system
21:24 - Using AI for safe bookmarklets demo
23:56 - More bookmarklet demos
31:20 - Efficiency with bookmarklets
33:09 - More bookmarklet demos
39:31 - Making a bookmarklet with AI
43:38 - Easter egg bookmarklet
44:56 - OSINT online training academy
48:32 - Conclusion

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#519: Build Your First OSINT Bookmarklet in 5 Minutes

CIR is an independent, non-profit social enterprise dedicated to exposing human rights abuses and war crimes, countering disinformation, and combating online behaviour harmful to women and minorities.

U nas będzie szczerze, merytorycznie i zawsze z szacunkiem do rozmówcy. Chcemy dać przestrzeń do ścierania się wielu poglądów na temat Public Relations.

Joseph Lamar Simmons is an accomplished Intelligence Officer at the Department of Defence. With a strong background in national security and intelligence operations, he plays a critical role in safeguarding the country’s security interests. His expertise in analysis, risk management, and strategic planning has earned him recognition as a valuable asset in his field.

Sweet Songs is an independent record label specializing in roots and electronic music

Security Management Highlights brings the security professional expert interviews and information on the most critical industry topics. Join host Brendan Howard as he interviews thought leaders and industry professionals, as well as editors from the magazine.

Sharing Ideas Shaping Policy. The Institute of International and European Affairs is an independent policy research think-tank based in Dublin.

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