Monthly OSINT Roundup (May 2025)
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May 2025 Highlights
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Tradecraft Tips
Comprehensive Telegram investigation guide
Braian Arroyo and Marcos Volpe published a comprehensive guide on conducting investgiations on Telegram.
A new technique to map social media data
Bruns et al. published new paper introducing practice mapping, a new methodology for analysing social media data.
How to investigate using TikTok
Nihad Hassan from Authentic8 published a guide on how to investigate on TikTok.
How to use open data to investigate crimes
Iain A. shared a step-by-step tutorial on how to create a python script to leverage open source crime data for investigations.
How to overcome rabbit holes in OSINT
Brett R. wrote an article about how rabbit holes are an inevitable part of OSINT.
New intelligence analysis ERASMUS+ training
Hozint launched their Analyst Erasmus online training program on intelligence analysis. You can register for free.
Be careful of your digital footprint on Github
In a recent post, Mo Beigi highlights privacy issues that arise when using GitHub.
How does AI-generated content influence disinformation campaigns?
Ali Chenrose and Max Rizzuto published an analysis of the impact of AI-generated media in disinformation campaigns
Analyse Youtube transcripts to check for genocide incitement
Github user thomasjjj released a new tool, called Youtube Incitement of Genocide Analysis Toolkit.
Industry News
U.S. Military denies using OSINT twitter accounts to select bombing targets
Source: https://www.404media.co/u-s-denies-picking-bombing-targets-from-random-twitter-accounts/
Bellingcat unmasked the head of a major deepfake porn site
Viginum identifies Russian disinformation network "Storm 1516"
Ukraine’s MOD launched a global OSINT Hackathon
Geospatial intelligence must evolve to stay ahead, says DNI Gabbard
Maltego acquired Hunchly
Source: https://www.maltego.com/blog/maltego-welcomes-hunchly-to-expand-osint-capabilities/
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