Coronavirus online scams
From shady auctions, malicious apps, fake websites, phishing emails and malware – the online fallout of the coronavirus pandemic.
Open Source Intelligence
Osint Me Tricky Thursday #4
Tricky Thursday is back and today we are looking at website-focused OSINT.
Coronavirus and disinformation warfare
Examples of Russian sponsored coronavirus disinformation efforts
Right wing extremism in Ireland – tracing its digital footprint with The Beacon
How strong and organised is the Irish right wing extremism? Journalists from The Beacon shed some light on the online existence of far right groups in Ireland.
How recruiters use OSINT and how it impacts jobseekers – an interview with Rose Farrell
Today I decided to talk to somebody who not only uses OSINT professionally for recruitment, but is also very passionate about digital privacy and security, technology, IT and information security in general. Meet Rose Farrell.
OSINT resources for tracking the spread of coronavirus
Here’s a list of useful resources for monitoring the coronavirus outbreak, from live maps, dashboards, spreadsheets with stats and FAQs.
Osint Me Tricky Thursday #3
How to identify Bitcoin addresses, wallets, transactions, users and their associations
OSINT guide to verifying news from conflict zones
A New Year guide to methods of verifying news, images and videos from conflict zones. To illustrate these methods I am referring to a very recent example of a terrorist attack on a naval base and an airport in Kenya.
Going after the right wing extremists open source intel style – an interview with MW-Osint
Right wing extremists can be dangerous targets, but they are no different to other extremist groups. My interview with MW-Osint focuses on investigating neo-nazi groups, in the context of the Iron March forum data breach.
Advanced OSINT, flight tracking and geolocation – an interview with nixintel
Advanced OSINT, flight tracking and geolocation – an interview with nixintel