Category: OSINT — Techniques & Methodology
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Instagram password resets: what’s going on?
Setting the stage Across the week of 5th–11th of January many people posted on social media about unattended emails requesting password resets for their Instagram account(s). In this article we explore what actually happened, to the maximum extent of our knowledge and information available to us, and debunk some attempts by Social Media Influencers to…
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Why the Telegram “one-click IP leak” is not a vulnerability
Recent worrying rumours about a vulnerability featuring the IP address leak of a Telegram user have been circulating all over the internet. In this article we assess the severity of said “vulnerability”, how the “exploit” works and what can be done before falling into the trap. Finally, we explore a set of considerations to take…
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A day-to-day safe browsing app
Why Everyday Privacy Matters Everyday browsing might feel like a casual scroll, but it’s also a steady stream of data that silently follows you around the internet. Most popular sites embed multiple third-party trackers on a single page, so each click hands away snippets of your behaviour to dozens of advertisers. Beyond the moment-to-moment clicks,…
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Why you need to know about ICD 203
Let’s be frank: a lot of people pontificate online about OSINT. The problem? They often focus on collection tools and techniques, completely overlooking the methodologies and analytical techniques that should be employed. Accumulating data does not mean “doing OSINT.” Rather, it just means taking up disk space. The real difference is made by you, the…
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The difficult detection in Art: between Osint, Music and (anti)censorship
The difficult detection in Art: between Osint, Music and (anti)censorship. Journey through the hidden meanings of words, both in art and anti-censorship, and on the difficulties of making OSINT in languages and cultures other than one’s own.
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The Two Sides of AI: when humans choose which side they are on
As AI technology continues to advance, concerns are growing about its potential to be used for not-so-good purposes, such as fake news and disinformation.