I'm the co-founder of Indicator and have been investigating digital deception for more than a decade.
Plus: how to view tweets without logging in, investigate ecommerce sites, and more.
Feb 27, 2026
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9 min read
A practical walkthrough of the tools, techniques, and indicators used to analyze online stores and identify ecommerce fraud operations.
Feb 23, 2026
30 min read
Plus: updates to tools for inspecting websites and analyzing Telegram.
Feb 20, 2026
11 min read
YouTube banned six channels and demonetized four others in response to Indicator’s reporting.
Feb 19, 2026
10 min read
Plus: Tools for counting crowd size and generating Google Dorks.
Feb 13, 2026
Indicator analyzed UGC campaigns that generated over 2 billion TikTok views and found rampant violations of disclosure rules.
Feb 10, 2026
24 min read
The pros and cons of using LLMs in investigations
Feb 9, 2026
2 min read
Plus: a world map of OSINT tools and methods for investigating GitHub.
Feb 6, 2026
We talk about investigating Meta scam ads with Jeff Horwitz from Reuters
Feb 3, 2026
3 min read
Top tools and techniques from the SANS OSINT Summit and more
Feb 2, 2026
28 min read
Plus: A tool for AI-powered company searches, and news sites are blocking the Internet Archive's crawlers.
Jan 30, 2026
Indicator identified more than two dozen social media accounts that feature synthetic doctors and medical professionals. They've racked up millions of views and engagements.
Jan 26, 2026
Plus: The best tool to download videos from YouTube and other sites.
Jan 23, 2026
Operators still work, AI can help, and the "hard way" is now the only way.
Jan 19, 2026
Plus: The US Senate passed a law allowing victims of nonconsensual deepfake nudes to sue their abusers.
Jan 16, 2026
8 min read
Videos promised users they could earn money by watching TikToks. Here's how we investigated the scheme
Jan 12, 2026
19 min read
Plus: a new feature in the Meta Ad Library and a new Telegram investigation tool.
Jan 9, 2026
16 min read
Awesome tools to help you find, analyze, extract, and collect information
Jan 8, 2026
How to dig into the dominant global video platform
Jan 5, 2026
26 min read
Plus: a new reverse image search tool, tips for cleaning up your digital footprint, and law firms discover AI slop.
Dec 31, 2025
Plus: tools of the year and what OSINT practitioners need to know about AI videos
Dec 19, 2025
14 min read
Plus: tools for analyzing Reddit and visualizing network graphs.
Dec 12, 2025
12 min read
More than 45 tools to help you find, analyze, extract, and collect information
Dec 11, 2025
23 min read
This year, powerful people, companies, and institutions welcomed digital deception like never before. The rest of us faced the consequences.
Dec 9, 2025
Plus: free tools for analyzing ads and extracting links and emails, and X gets fined by the EU.
Dec 5, 2025
17 min read
