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OSINT

Workshop video: Finding the true owner of a company

May 4, 2026

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1 min read

Workshop video: Finding the true owner of a company

We covered tips and tools for uncovering beneficial ownership

Craig Silverman

OSINT

Apr 13, 2026

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6 min read

OSINT Navigator is now publicly available

Search 7,500+ OSINT tools to find the right one for your investigation.

Craig Silverman, +1

Resources

Workshop video: Investigating ecommerce sites

Apr 9, 2026

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2 min read

Workshop video: Investigating ecommerce sites

We covered tips and tools for digging into online stores

Craig Silverman

Resources

Finding the real owner of a company: a guide to beneficial ownership in the EU, UK, and beyond

Mar 31, 2026

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26 min read

Finding the real owner of a company: a guide to beneficial ownership in the EU, UK, and beyond

2026 could be a turning point for universal beneficial ownership data. Here's what investigators need to know.

Craig Silverman

Tools

Welcome to the OSINT Navigator private beta

Mar 30, 2026

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3 min read

Welcome to the OSINT Navigator private beta

Find the right investigative tool for the job

Craig Silverman

Resources

The Indicator Guide to building your own reverse image search engine

Mar 24, 2026

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27 min read

The Indicator Guide to building your own reverse image search engine

Step-by-step instructions for how to index a private dataset of images (or videos) and run reverse image search queries against it.

Ishaan Jhaveri

OSINT

Mar 10, 2026

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4 min read

Announcing the beta of OSINT Navigator

Ask OSINT Navigator a question, and it will suggest tools that can assist with your investigation

Craig Silverman

Resources

The Indicator guide to investigating ecommerce sites

Feb 23, 2026

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30 min read

The Indicator guide to investigating ecommerce sites

A practical walkthrough of the tools, techniques, and indicators used to analyze online stores and identify ecommerce fraud operations.

Craig Silverman

The Indicator Guide to using Telegram in digital investigations

Feb 17, 2026

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18 min read

The Indicator Guide to using Telegram in digital investigations

Telegram has become a top source for documenting global conflicts — and so much more. Here's how to use it for investigations.

Jane Lytvynenko

Show & Tell

Feb 3, 2026

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3 min read

Watch the first episode of "Show & Tell" from Indicator

We talk about investigating Meta scam ads with Jeff Horwitz from Reuters

Craig Silverman, +1

Resources

I watched 8+ hours of OSINT videos and here are the best tips and insights

Feb 2, 2026

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28 min read

I watched 8+ hours of OSINT videos and here are the best tips and insights

Top tools and techniques from the SANS OSINT Summit and more

Craig Silverman

AI Search

The state of online search: How to find what you're looking for in the age of AI

Jan 19, 2026

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24 min read

The state of online search: How to find what you're looking for in the age of AI

Operators still work, AI can help, and the "hard way" is now the only way.

Craig Silverman

Resources

Anatomy of a TikTok scam: Following the money from viral videos to shady affiliate marketers

Jan 12, 2026

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19 min read

Anatomy of a TikTok scam: Following the money from viral videos to shady affiliate marketers

Videos promised users they could earn money by watching TikToks. Here's how we investigated the scheme

Craig Silverman

Resources

Jan 8, 2026

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2 min read

Workshop video: OSINT tools of the year

Awesome tools to help you find, analyze, extract, and collect information

Craig Silverman

Resources

Free tools to investigate YouTube videos, channels, and comments

Jan 5, 2026

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26 min read

Free tools to investigate YouTube videos, channels, and comments

How to dig into the dominant global video platform

Craig Silverman

Image tools

OSINT 2025: New and updated digital investigative tools of the year

Dec 11, 2025

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23 min read

OSINT 2025: New and updated digital investigative tools of the year

More than 45 tools to help you find, analyze, extract, and collect information

Craig Silverman

What investigators need to know about X’s new “About this account” feature

Nov 26, 2025

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18 min read

What investigators need to know about X’s new “About this account” feature

X account location information is nuanced and tricky. Here's how to evaluate it.

Craig Silverman

Resources

29 OSINT tools and tips I discovered at the Global Investigative Journalism Conference

Nov 25, 2025

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15 min read

29 OSINT tools and tips I discovered at the Global Investigative Journalism Conference

A new AI tool kinda blew my mind

Craig Silverman

Resources

The Indicator Guide to hunting for documents and files in open buckets, servers, and directories

Nov 12, 2025

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26 min read

The Indicator Guide to hunting for documents and files in open buckets, servers, and directories

How to find interesting and potentially confidential documents sitting on a publicly-accessible server or website

Craig Silverman

Resources

The Indicator Guide to investigating digital ad libraries

Oct 14, 2025

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49 min read

The Indicator Guide to investigating digital ad libraries

Ad repositories can help with backgrounding people and companies, and with investigating influence and disinformation campaigns

Craig Silverman

Snapchat

How to tell if a social media account is monetized

Oct 7, 2025

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2 min read

How to tell if a social media account is monetized

Meta, TikTok, YouTube, Snapchat and X are giving billions to creators. Here's how to see who's getting paid

Craig Silverman

OSINT

Sep 22, 2025

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2 min read

OSINT tips for investigating WordPress sites

How to find author accounts and inspect images, files, and plugins

Craig Silverman

OSINT

The Indicator Guide to tools for capturing webpages and social media content

Sep 17, 2025

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35 min read

The Indicator Guide to tools for capturing webpages and social media content

We tested 12 tools ranging from full-featured continuous capture apps to one-off screenshot extensions for grabbing long webpages

Craig Silverman

Deepfake images

How good are generalist AI tools at identifying public figures in videos?

Aug 28, 2025

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4 min read

How good are generalist AI tools at identifying public figures in videos?

I tested seven of them. One came out on top.

Alexios Mantzarlis

Website tools

Workshop video: OSINT tools and approaches for connecting websites together

Aug 7, 2025

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2 min read

Workshop video: OSINT tools and approaches for connecting websites together

Members can access the video, slides, and transcript

Craig Silverman