Introduction Every so often people approach me to help them with something OSINT related, either finding data, analysing something, or geolocating images or footage of an event. These type of requests have previously led me to go down some amazing rabbit holes so I am always happy to help. Occasionally, if the information is not... Continue Reading →
Are orphaned Ukrainian children being flown to Russia to be adopted?
(Click here to watch and listen to the video version of this blog entry) Introduction Occasionally you will come across some video online that catches your attention and suddenly you want to know more about it. It happened today (September 17, 2022) as I spotted a reddit post sharing a 1-minute video claiming to depict... Continue Reading →
Geolocation of an old ISIS execution video in Iraq
(Click here to watch and listen to the video version of this blog entry) Introduction Every so often people reach out to me online and ask for help with something OSINT/GEOINT related. I am always happy to help, especially because it often ends up with me learning something new along the way. Recently I was... Continue Reading →
Geolocation of hidden footage of a Russian filtration camp
(Click here to watch and listen to the video version of this blog entry) One of my OSINT reports entitled "Deported Civilians: How civilians are illegally deported to Russia" was published at the Centre for Information Resilience website amongst many other brilliant pieces of work from my colleagues. I spent weeks (months!) collecting and analysing... Continue Reading →
How to do a small OSINT investigation
(Click here to watch and listen to the video version of this blog entry) Introduction With an overall increase in people's interest in OSINT either as a tool to fight disinformation, part of the reconnaissance phase of ethical hacking, or as an aid in the investigation of possible war crimes, we have come to witness... Continue Reading →
A Video of Afghans selling children? – An OSINT Investigation
(Click here to watch and listen to the video version of this blog entry) Introduction On March 10, 2022, I came across a concerning video that had been shared on Facebook earlier that day. In his post, the author implies that the video depicts a market in a village in Afghanistan where people were selling... Continue Reading →
Are there only 2 types of people in this world? — An OSINT analysis
(Click here to watch and listen to the video version of this blog entry) Today as I was scrolling through my LinkedIn’s home feed I came across this image that had been liked by someone from my network. It depicts two female tennis players, Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova, each picture showing one holding an... Continue Reading →