Monthly OSINT Round-Up (February 2025)
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February 2025 Highlights
Tradecraft Tips
Using Deepseek AI to analyze ransomware chats
Matt Edmonson made a video where he demonstrates how Deepseek AI can be used locally to investigate ransomware incidents.
Get free satellite imagery for your investigations
In a previous issue, we told you about the GIJN's webinar on techniques to access free satellite imagery.
Tip: Benjamin Strick’s must-watch OSINT tools video
Benjamin Strick shared a video showcasing the best free OSINT tools he’s used over the years.
Can you really define OSINT?
Foucault published the OSINT Definitions Project, which compiles and categorises every definition of Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) from academics, intelligence agencies, think tanks, and practitioners.
Collection of Multi-platform social media tools
Aidan has released a collection of OSINT tools designed for social media investigations across multiple platforms.
Open-Source AI tool for geospatial analysis
Chat2Geo is an open-source web app that applies AI to analyze satellite and aerial imagery in a chat-based interface.
Tracking Wikipedia trends for OSINT
Tara Calishain shared a video where she shows how to track spikes in Wikipedia page views to identify key dates when a topic (person or event) gained unusual attention.
Comprehensive resource to identify a country when investigating
Originally designed for GeoGuessr players, Plonk It offers a detailed country identification guide that can also serve as a reference for OSINT investigations.
How to Geolocate war footage
Benjamin published a 24 minute-long video on how to geolocate war footage.
Search Telegram archives with webarchive
Niko (Dutch Osint Guy) shared a tip on how to access telegram archives through the wayback machine.
Industry News
How do threat actors use GenAI?
Source: https://services.google.com/fh/files/misc/adversarial-misuse-generative-ai.pdf
Proposal for a U.S. Open Source Information Agency
Source: https://nationalsecurity.gmu.edu/a-standalone-osint-agency-for-stronger-national-security/
OSINT gets its own subcommittee on House Intelligence Panel
LLM Breaches are a growing concern (especially for OSINT)
Europol’s framework for ethical technology in law enforcement
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