Happy to finally introduce our latest effort : NewsDeck ! The goal of the project is to provide a single webpage with an easy to use interface to display news from twitter and when possible geolocate them. This to give a fast glance of what is happening and where it is happening. NewsDeck main interface NewsDeck tries to exploit and amplify Twitter news potential, with all main news entities being active on the platform, OSINT news accounts, analysts and experts in general sharing their thoughts on it, NewsDeck tries to be something like a more efficient and global news oriented RSS reader. Th ..read more

This week takes a look at two DSNlytic tools for OSINT Network operations, covert operations for the PLA and Russian paramilitary groups, changes to the CIA, and local political context for Taiwan President Tsai’s National Day speech. Main image source: Office of the President, Republic of China (Taiwan) DNSlytics Google analytics is a powerful tool for website owners to measure website traffic, chiefly to be able to turn that traffic into money through Google Adsense campaigns. Most websites that are monetising content have one or the other. For researchers, these analytical tools are great f ..read more

On February 17 2021 a large oil slick reached Israeli beaches with no clear origin. The spill affected over 90% of Israel coasts and was by all means an ecological disaster which would take years to fully recover from. Investigations where immediately launched, rumours begun spreading, and wrong allegations where made. Then, three weeks after the slick was first detected, Gila Gamliel, Israeli Environment Protection Minister, issued a clamorous statement accusing Iran of eco-terrorism. Especially thanks to OSINT, we are able to verify, deny and expand some of the claims and in this article we ..read more

  The first “Tanker War” At the height of the Iran-Iraq war in 1984, Saddam Hussein’s Iraq lead a coalition which included Kuwait and Saudi Arabia in a series of attacks against Iranian commercial vessels tied to its oil industry. These vessels were mainly tankers. Iran did not take long to reply in kind, starting a “war” which lasted until 1988, compromising the security of commercial traffic in the Strait of Hormuz and Persian Gulf, and menacing global stability via increasing oil prices.  Tanker War 2.0 Thirty-one years after the last event in the original “Tanker War”, on April ..read more

Intro Note: If you are technically knowledgable in cyber defence and offence, you can read the original research into the Antlion campaign from Symantec’s Threat Hunter Team; or listen to The CyberWire’s Research Saturday Podcast with Symantec. As these are technical sources, my goal is stay non-technical and offer the key takeaways for the general public; especially insight into Taiwan’s cyber defence, which is an often overlooked sort of ‘black box’. Thanks to K. Goodwin for editing assistance. Intro to Symantec’s Research into Antlion APT Symantec’s research focuses on a ..read more

Updated 10/5/2022 In collaboration with @PutinIsAVirus we are going to keep this interactive map updated with the latest movements, status and general informations on the main yachts owned by Russia oligarchs and their international sanctions status. (Especially on mobile devices, use this link for a better experience) WARNING: map tech is still very much in early development… more on the tool here Latest changes: 10/5/2022 – ANNA position updated, still traversing the Atlantic Ocean – PACIFIC crossed the Panama canal into the Caribbean Sea – LE GRAND BLEU back on AIS reporting moored in Pue ..read more

Set up this page to use NXN interactive map software (still in alpha) to present UK Ministry of Defence maps in a interactive timeline so to better visualise and explore the evolution of the conflict. This page will be updated daily as new maps are published UPDATED with May 11 map (might need to clear browser cache if new maps aren’t showing) Below the interactive map (direct link for better experience on mobile) Maps / images credit: British Ministry of Defence The post Ukraine war – UK Defence Intelligence daily maps appeared first on OSINTEditor ..read more

This week in the Sunday Briefing, tools to research terrorism and radicalisation, techniques on investigating the rising, and leading, social media platform TikTok, and a discussion on the importance of ethics relating to a politically charged attempt at prosecuting a journalist. (Main image: The source code for the OSINT Editor site. Oops, I am a hacker now! Keep reading for context). Terrorism and Radicalisation Research Dashboard by Loránd Bodó Terrorism of all kinds, unfortunately, remains an international problem. OSINT researcher Loránd Bodó created a comprehensive Terrorism and Radicali ..read more

This week in the OSINTEditor Sunday Briefing, how to turn a game into an OSINT tool, the InVid tool to fight disinformation, PLA airbase construction, and Grifthorse, the fleeceware campaign that keeps on grifting.   WeVerify: InVid Creating disinformation is relatively easy: find a dramatic video, copy and paste that video out of context and give it a viral narrative. Sometimes these videos are relatively easy to debunk by finding the original source. However, researchers often only catch these videos after thousands of eyes have been on them; thousands of eyes which will not believe, or ..read more

This weekend’s focus is on Mail Cat, a one of a kind cat who loves to search for emails without letting others know about it, a follow up on Real Raw News from Bill McCarthy of PolitiFact, and commentary on the implications of the Kuomintang Chairmanship elections. The main image is sourced from the Kuomintang website. Acting Chairman Johnny Chiang accepts the resignation. He will be replaced by Chairman-elect Eric Chu on 30 October 2021. Mail Cat! Mail Cat is a one-of-a-kind cat who can find existing emails without notifying users. GitHub user Sharsil created this incredible OSINT tool utilis ..read more