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Instagram password resets: cosa sta succedendo?

Instagram password resets: what's going on?

January 20, 2026

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in OSINT — Techniques and Methodology, Social Media Intelligence

Setting the Stage During the week of January 5th to 11th, many people posted on social media about unexpected emails requesting a password reset for their Instagram accounts. In this article, we analyze what actually happened, to the best of our knowledge and available information, and debunk some attempts to…

Perché il “one-click IP leak” di Telegram non è una vulnerabilità

Why Telegram's "one-click IP leak" isn't a vulnerability

January 15, 2026

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Francesco Poldi

in OSINT — Techniques and Methodology, Social Media Intelligence, Tools and platforms

Recently, worrying rumors about a vulnerability that could allow a Telegram user's IP address to be leaked have been circulating across the internet. In this article, we assess the severity of this alleged "vulnerability," how the "exploit" works, and what you can do before falling for it. Finally, we explore a series of considerations to keep in mind...

Debriefing di un Cuore Spezzato: La Recensione di “Guerra Cognitiva Sentimentale”

Debriefing a Broken Heart: A Review of "Emotional Cognitive Warfare"“

October 13, 2025

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OsintTrapper

in Geopolitics and doctrine, OSINT — Techniques and Methodology, Reviews and resources, Social Media Intelligence

The most common professional bias of an intelligence analyst is analyzing everything, including romantic relationships. Astore dei Boschi's "Emotional Cognitive Warfare" begins precisely with this assumption, analyzing a "non-relationship" as if it were a war scenario. The author applies the concepts of HUMINT, cognitive bias, and cognitive warfare to the field of…