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Benjamin Strick

Geolocating a Gang Lord Wanted by the FBI: An OSINT Explainer

This report shows how OSINT techniques were used to find the ‘home’ of a gang leader.

4 min readMay 28, 2024

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Geolocating a Gang Lord Wanted by the FBI: An OSINT Explainer

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Benjamin Strick

Targeted Healers: Open Source Analysis of Attacks on Hospitals and Medical Staff in Sudan

Open source evidence shows how Sudan’s security forces attacked hospitals, medical workers and patients during recent protests in Khartoum

11 min readJan 28, 2022

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Targeted Healers: Open Source Analysis of Attacks on Hospitals and Medical Staff in Sudan

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Benjamin Strick

Finding McAfee: A Case Study on Geoprofiling and Imagery Analysis

Identify past, current, and possible future locations through the geolocation and chronolocation of media provided by a specific user.

7 min readMar 15, 2020

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Finding McAfee: A Case Study on Geoprofiling and Imagery Analysis

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Benjamin Strick

Facebook Analysis: Pro-Indonesian Government Propaganda Bots Use Facebook Ads To Target Europe

An ongoing disinformation campaign is distorting the truth of what is happening in West Papua on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram & YouTube

9 min readSep 11, 2019

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Facebook Analysis: Pro-Indonesian Government Propaganda Bots Use Facebook Ads To Target Europe

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Benjamin Strick

How to search, store and plot indexed Google Maps links — case study using drones in Syria

Open source investigations are research intensive, with the largest factor being to find one piece of crucial data in a sea of information…

6 min readOct 26, 2018

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How to search, store and plot indexed Google Maps links — case study using drones in Syria

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Benjamin Strick

When in doubt, use image reverse search — the case of the crypto sockpuppet and the TV presenter

Cryptocurrency scams are the wild west of illegal activity. It’s a simple process, get money, wash it free of fingerprints and cash out…

5 min readOct 6, 2018

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When in doubt, use image reverse search — the case of the crypto sockpuppet and the TV presenter

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Tracing an offshore bank and a dark web service using the blockchain — an OSINT investigation

A how to guide on analysing dark web sites using an onion crawler and analyse their blockchain relationship of bitcoin transactions

7 min readSep 6, 2018

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Tracing an offshore bank and a dark web service using the blockchain — an OSINT investigation

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Benjamin Strick

Meet The World's First Jihadi Cryptocurrency Crowdsource Site On The Dark Web

One mujahideen crowdsourced project allows you to 'anonymously' fund Jihadi snipers buy buying them a 4x4 pickup, optics, or rifle

4 min readAug 23, 2018

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Meet The World's First Jihadi Cryptocurrency Crowdsource Site On The Dark Web

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Benjamin Strick

Boko Haram's systematic destruction and displacement of Nigerian communities - a Google Earth study

Villages and towns have been burnt, destroyed, and completely levelled in northern Nigeria as the country wages its fight against Boko…

9 min readAug 8, 2018

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Boko Haram's systematic destruction and displacement of Nigerian communities - a Google Earth study

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Benjamin Strick

Strava's explorer shows who ran what, where, and when - OSINT investigation in operational…

Strava's segment explorer reveals public information on its users in conflict areas, including defence personnel and resource workers.

4 min readJun 23, 2018

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Strava's explorer shows who ran what, where, and when - OSINT investigation in operational…

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Benjamin Strick

Benjamin Strick

Digital investigator. Loves dogs. Lives in a binary box at benjaminstrick.com and makes tutorials on open source techniques at youtube.com/c/Bendobrown

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