It's that time of the year again! An entire month dedicated to learning, exploring, and putting your OSINT skills to the test with daily challenges and Capture the Flag (CTF) events. Are you ready for a busy end of 2025? Similarly to last year, we are once again spoiled for choice with multiple platforms preparing... Continue Reading →
Our ability to access online content depends on where we are based. Websites, platforms, organisations, and even entire countries may choose to restrict access to certain content based on geographic location. This practice, commonly known as geoblocking, primarly relies on detecting a user’s IP address to determine their whereabouts. The motivations beind these restrictions may... Continue Reading →
Investigative journalism has long played a critical role in exposing human rights violations, holding perpetrators accountable, and bringing injustices to light. However, uncovering the truth in areas with ongoing conflict has always been a challenging endeavour. These violations that infringe upon the fundamental rights and freedoms of individuals often take place in locations of difficult... Continue Reading →
At the beginning of 2023, I published my first OSINT Exercise page. Now, two years later and 31 exercises later, I am humbled by the number of people who have used them to develop their skills. Last year, I celebrated the first anniversary by publishing a small OSINT report that showcased the patterns and trends... Continue Reading →
With the year of 2024 coming to an end, the OSINT and cybersecurity community gear up for an exciting month of learning, testing, and growing their skills. Are you up for the challenge? I am a big proponent of continuous learning, especially in the ever-changing field of OSINT. There is always something new to read,... Continue Reading →
(Click here to watch and listen to the video version of this blog entry) The OSINT community is full of extremely talented people. There is an almost daily supply of jaw dropping investigations, deep analysis of very complex topics, and coordinates of photos or videos which, at first glance, appeared untraceable. It is nearly impossible... Continue Reading →
(Click here to watch and listen to the video version of this blog entry) On 27 January 2023, I published my first OSINT Exercise page, aiming to offer free educational content in the form of well structured OSINT challenges. My objective was two-fold: teaching beginners the fundamentals of finding data, verifying data, and analysing data,... Continue Reading →
(Click here to watch and listen to the video version of this blog entry) Indoor geolocations are a special type of fun. Despite the premise being very similar to “normal” outdoor geolocations, the methods employed are significantly different. You cannot rely on image reverse search, landmark identification, or even the “I’m-desperate-enough-to-scan-this-entire-town-in-the-hopes-of-finding-the-damn place” technique. Indoor geolocations... Continue Reading →
(Click here to watch and listen to the video version of this blog entry) Finding data online is one of the fundamental skills necessary to become a great OSINT analyst. However, data gathering and information retrieval can be challenging in the vastness of the World Wide Web. One of the most effective ways to start... Continue Reading →
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