Today’s Newsletter includes -

• This Week in OSINT

• Content Sharing

• Blogs Reads

• External Reading

• Videos Worth Watching

• OSINT Podcasts

• OSINT Events & Challenges

• Tools Changelog

• OSINT Toolbox

• Mystery Box

• Missed Last week

This Week in OSINT

• A new project, OFANYM: DECENTRALIZED INTELLIGENCE got launched, Still in the early stage, but feel free to check it out at info.ofanym.com

• After the news of Tiktok ban came out, people are planning to shift to REDnote(another Chinese app), but is it safe? Click here to see insights shared by @fs0c131y. 

• Meta is replacing fact-checkers with Community notes.

Content Sharing

Alicja Pawłowska in his newsletter talked about Vesper Challenge, Inspired by the sophistication of James Bond and set against the luxurious backdrop of Monaco, Vesper challenges you to investigate cybercriminals, conduct open source intelligence, and prove yourself as the ultimate intelligence operative.

Investigator515

 published Managing Your Mind: Trauma Exposure During Open-Source Investigations.

Blogs Reads

• A Day in the Life of a Prolific Voice Phishing Crew

• Feeling stressed? Explore the OSINT Mental Health Guide to enhance your well-being.

• OSINT on Sanctioned Companies: the Askarlab Case Study by UnderYourNoZ

• Crawling for Emails In Websites — OSINT Methodology

• How to Master OSINT in the Era of Artificial Intelligence

External Reading

• Overcoming Investigative Challenges with Advanced Facial Recognition and Biometric Tools

• Misinformation on TikTok: How Documented Examined Hundreds of Videos in Different Languages 

• Trial Prep Made Smarter: How Online Research Tools Strengthen Cases and Maximize Results

• Seeing More With Satellite Imagery Using Band Combinations, Ratios and Indices

• Documents Found After the Fall of Assad Show Syrian Intelligence Spying on Journalists

• Executive Protection in the Digital Age

Videos Worth Watching

OSINT Podcasts

• Smashing Security Podcast released a new episode, 399: Honey in hot water, and reset your devices where they dive deep into the controversial world of Honey, the coupon-finding tool owned by PayPal, and uncover a scheme that might be leaving you with less savings and your favorite YouTubers with empty pockets.

• James Intelligence Podcast released a new episode, Round up 2024.

• Layer8 Podcast released a new episode, Episode 121: Dutch OSINT Guy.

OSINT Events & Challenges 

• OSINT UK: Unplugged London by @OSINT_Community is going to happen on January 28 in London, England. Book your ticket.

• OSINT UK: Unplugged Newcastle by @OSINT_Community is going to happen on March 6 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Book your ticket.

• TraceLabs is hosting a paid OSINT CTF workshop on 18 January via Zoom. Book your ticket for $10+$1.79(fees).

Tools Changelog

@OSINTindustries added 4 new modules including dev.to, gab.com, polorsteps.com, and added 12 new username modules.

OSINT Toolbox

• ReversePP - This unique tool aggregates global planning application data, including exclusive data not found elsewhere.

• ClatScope Info Tool - A versatile OSINT utility for retrieving geolocation, DNS, WHOIS, phone, email, usernames, person-related data, password strength, data breach information, and more.

• Company Researcher - Enter a company URL for detailed research info. Instantly know any company inside out.

• TGeocoder - Parse Telegram channels and extracts location data contained within the messages and finds the Lat/Lon coordinates of each event.

• NonProfit Explorer - Search by people/organization name or filling text.

• ALERT California - A site where you can view real-time images and video from surveillance cameras throughout California. For example, see smoke in Los Angeles right now.

• PugRecon - Search by 1.6 billion subdomains scrapped from multiple public (and private) sources.

• Nuclei Disaster Worldwide Map - 
  - power reactor locations

  - known locations of nuclear weapons

  - states with nuclear weapons

  - declassified US nuclear targets

Credit for this section goes to 

Cyb_detective

Mystery Box

@jwdl87 posted an OSINT challenge on Twitter, PROJECT LUPA. Give it a try.

@Sector035 has a surprise for you. Know More.

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