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‘Snoopy’, ‘Adolf’ and ‘Password’: The Hungarian Government Passwords Exposed Online
Almost 800 Hungarian government email addresses and associated passwords are circulating online, revealing basic vulnerabilities in the security protocols of ministries involved in classified and sensitive work. A Bellingcat analysis of breach data shows that 12 out of the government’s 13 ministries have been...
When Satellite Imagery Goes Dark: New Tool Shows Damage in Iran and the Gulf
Access to open source visuals of the current Iran conflict, which has spread to many parts of the Middle East, continues to be sporadic. Videos and photos from within Iran trickle out on social media as the Iranian internet blackout hinders the flow of digital communication. In past conflicts, satellite imagery has...
The War You’re Not Allowed to See: How the UAE Rewrites the Story of Iranian Strikes
Bellingcat has identified several high-profile incidents where authorities in the United Arab Emirates have downplayed damage, mischaracterised interceptions and in some instances not acknowledged successful Iranian drone strikes on the country. A review of official statements shows that the public account does not...
Croatia’s Football Team Signed Deal With Gambling Sponsor Whose Rep Used Fake Name
This article is the result of a collaboration with Josimar. You can find Josimar’s corresponding piece here. A European academic used a false name to represent an opaque Asian-facing bookmaker that is sponsoring Croatia’s national football team in the run up to the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Croatia’s national governing...
How India’s Ruling Party is Using AI to Boost Hate Speech in States Near Bangladesh
The video posted by a state branch of India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) showed Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma shooting an image of two men in Muslim skull caps. “Foreigner-free Assam”, read one caption across the video. “Why did you not go to Pakistan?” said another. One of the men in the photo...
Week in OSINT has moved!
There won't be any new articles published on Medium, since I'm migrating to another location. If you want to keep following the latest OSINT news, interesting links, newly developed tools or need tips, then go over here:https://sector035.nlAll previous articles will stay on here for archiving purposes…Photo...
Week in OSINT #2020–26
The last newsletter before taking a long break, with some new articles, tutorials and sites for you to play with!As stated in last week's newsletter, I'm going to enjoy a little break. Every year I'm taking some time off during the holidays and Christmas, and this year is no exception. I want to...
Week in OSINT #2020–25
From geolocation to hate symbols, and from GIS information to YouTube in this small update.Hello and welcome to one of the last Week in OSINT's for a while. Next week will be the last episode before I am taking a break for a couple of weeks. I usually do that around summer and Christmas, and I'm sure up to...
Week in OSINT #2020–24
This week a 'domain special', where I dive into different sites related to domains, DNS, IP addresses and web sites.Hello and welcome to a somewhat different ‘Week in OSINT’ that you are used to. There have been two ‘specials’ in the past, where one was sort of a review about Onyphe and the other dealt with...
Week in OSINT #2020–23
Investigating companies, searching stuff, indexing Snapchat and last minute introduction course by SANS!You made it through another weekend, well done! Time for your weekly dose of OSINT topics, that you are accustomed to by now. This newsletter exists already well over two years, and I'm still finding new...