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Workshop video: How to find sensitive, publicly available documents

Plus: how I found thousands of undisclosed ads on TikTok

Craig Silverman
Craig Silverman

Dec 3, 2025

Workshop video: How to find sensitive, publicly available documents

Indicator’s November members-only workshop was held last Friday. I gave a hands on demo of how to find interesting and potentially confidential documents sitting on a publicly-accessible server or website. I also looked at some of the tools and approaches I used to find thousands of undisclosed ads that flooded TikTok in order to deceptively sell AI study apps.

Below is a video of the session as well as links to a transcript, the slides, and a document with AI-generated notes. Our next workshop will be in December, likely on the 18. I’ll give a rundown of the best new and updated OSINT and digital investigative tools of 2025!

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