AI can help investigators move faster. It can also be manipulated by the sources it reads. This practical guide shows how prompt injection enters OSINT workflows, how to detect hidden instructions in ...

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This isn’t a rant against AI. I use it daily, ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude, Gemini. They’re in my workflow like everyone else’s. But the tradecraft is slipping. Analysts are skipping the hard parts. They’...

AI can generate a convincing Amsterdam street that never existed, then fail to recognize its own fiction when asked to geolocate it. This experiment shows why visual plausibility is no longer proof. F...

Unlock the full potential of your career with cybersecurity training at SANS OSINT Amsterdam Summit 2026. Guided by world-renowned instructors at the forefront of the field, this event provides exclus...

Evidence poisoning is the contamination of the open web with synthetic, manipulated or amplified material that later appears useful as investigative evidence. In an age of AI slop, fake personas, recy...

AI has made it easy for OSINT practitioners to build and install investigative tools. It has not made it safe to trust them. This blog examines the real risk behind vibe coding, viral GitHub apps, and...

This is not just random extremism. It is a pipeline. From open platforms to closed chats, vulnerable people can be spotted, shaped, tested, and pushed toward real-world violence as disposable proxies....

AI may not replace analysts first. It may break them first. This blog explores how cognitive overload, synthetic media, AI dependence, and algorithmic pressure may erode the human judgment behind OSIN...

U.S. Air Force officials warn that public flight tracking by OSINT analysts poses a direct threat to military operational security worldwide.

AI isn’t just speeding up OSINT - it’s reshaping what investigators and leaders believe is true. As hallucinations, data poisoning, and AI-generated narratives flood the information space, critical th...

You think you know Amsterdam? You don’t. Even if you’re born and raised there. For OSINT investigators, analysts, and journalists, searching only for “Amsterdam” means missing half the signal. The cit...

A 13-year-old boy sat gaming after school while someone he’d never met groomed him in a private chat. His mother sensed the shift only when his humour sharpened, his tone hardened, and his words echoe...

If you want to know why teens feel broken, watch a fresh account for thirty minutes. It starts with jokes and ends in panic attacks, body shame, and self-diagnosis. Kids aren’t searching for this. The...

Human intelligence is powerful, but incomplete without digital validation. Based on real-world investigations, this blog explores why HUMINT operators, law enforcement, and intelligence agencies must ...

Intelligence reports turn raw OSINT data into actionable insight. After two decades in the field, one lesson stands out: collection means nothing without clear communication. The real value lies in an...