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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.

May 28

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

May 28

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

Jan 28, 2022

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

Jan 28, 2022

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.

Mar 15, 2020

Finding McAfee: A Case Study on Geoprofiling and Imagery Analysis

Mar 15, 2020

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

Sep 11, 2019

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

Sep 11, 2019

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…

Oct 26, 2018

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

Oct 26, 2018

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…

Oct 6, 2018

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

Oct 6, 2018

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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

Sep 6, 2018

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

Sep 6, 2018

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

Aug 23, 2018

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

Aug 23, 2018

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…

Aug 8, 2018

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

Aug 8, 2018

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.

Jun 23, 2018

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

Jun 23, 2018

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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