Brecht Castel

OSINT-🎥: youtube.com/channel/UCMBPt… OSINT-🧵: twitter.com/brechtcastel/s… OSINT-📰: knack.be/nieuws/auteurs… OSINT= Open Source INTelligence It's basically using all things #online for #research. I use #OSINT mainly as a #factchecker and #journalist @Knack. 🤘 #HowToOSINT🧐

OSINT techniques for forum and community monitoring involve the systematic collection and analysis of publicly available information from online forums, discussion boards, and digital communities. These techniques are used to identify trends, uncover threats, gather sentiment, or gain insights into specific topics or groups. Read more here: shadowdragon.io/blog/osint-tec… #OSINT #OSINT4good

It was such an honour to present the open source film awards at @journalismfest. Congratulations to the finalists and winners - the work has been an inspiration 👏 Big ups to @Cen4infoRes, @planet and all of those involved. See the finalists here: info-res.org/film-awards/fi…

🚨Identifier des néonazis grâce à l'#OSINT ! Avec @brechtcastel, nous partagerons nos méthodes @DataharvestEIJC, aux côtés de @gabrielakeller et @ulrich_srh qui détailleront l’influence de la droite religieuse dans les politiques publiques et les droits reproductifs des femmes.

Tarievenoorlog: kan Giorgia Meloni de EU-belangen tegenover Trump verdedigen? knack.be/nieuws/wereld/…

@cyb_detective Thanks a bunch!

@brechtcastel OpenSwitchMap tankaru.github.io/OpenSwitchMaps…

One of my favorite #Geolocation tools just stopped working in Chrome 😩 Anyone know a good alternative? 🔍 #OSINT #GeoOSINT #infosec

Twee advocaten zélf verdacht in drugsproces Costa: hoe kan zoiets? ‘Hij was naïef’ knack.be/nieuws/belgie/…

@kaisoku_densha I fear the functionality I had in the Chrome-extension is not matched by any Add-on in Firefox, but please proof me wrong! :-)

@brechtcastel Firefox?

@doppelot Als je bv. in Google Maps op een bepaalde locatie stond, dan extraheerde MapSwitcher het GPS-coördinaat en kon je met één muisklik naar een hele resem andere kaartensites (Mapillary, Bing, Yandex, OSM...) meteen naar exact diezelfde locatie. (zie screenshot)

@brechtcastel Wat deed die exact?

Het gevaar van een nieuwe wapenwedloop: maakt 800 miljard euro Europa écht veiliger? knack.be/nieuws/wereld/…

Hi! We're running a workshop on #OSINT investigations in Italy on April 9, just before the International Journalism Festival. @readelev and I will dive into new satellite imagery tools, corporate data, practical geolocation techniques & much more. 🤓 eventbrite.co.uk/e/full-day-osi…

Corruptie in het Europees Parlement: federaal parket onderzoekt Huawei-lobbyisten knack.be/?p=1399659 Onderzoek door @KristofClerix

[Investigation] Traquer la présence d'armes wallonnes dans des zones de guerre grâce à l’#OSINT 🔍 📢 Enquête, recoupement, analyse. Nous avons suivi la trace des armes wallonnes exportées à l’étranger. Et elles se trouvent parfois à des endroits où elles ne devraient pas être.⬇️

Hoe Europa zich met kernwapens kan beschermen: ‘Macron verkoopt zijn sacoche duur’ knack.be/nieuws/wereld/…

Wat als Trump zijn nucleaire paraplu intrekt? ‘Europa is niet in staat om zijn grondgebied te beschermen’ knack.be/nieuws/wereld/…

Our team at @Cen4infoRes has documented almost 1500 incidents in Gaza, Lebanon, OPTs and Israel since October 2023. All of that verified data is available on our public map, linking back to every bit of footage.

Hoe Jef Vermassen betrokken raakte in een oplichtingszaak knack.be/nieuws/belgie/…

Tip: Did you now you can search archived #telegram information in the #waybackmachine ? #OSINT Try it here: web.archive.org/collection-sea…

We're running an OSINT investigations workshop in Perugia, Italy on April 9, just before IJF25. It's a day full of satellite imagery, social media, data analysis, automation and more. Learn tips from @Cen4infoRes and with @readelev from @Reuters. Link: eventbrite.co.uk/e/osint-master…

Some online tools that help to find a #Facebook user ID are currently down or not performing, so here is an easy way to get the FB ID as some #OSINT analysts are not very technical and don't know about source code, so here is a simple technique to get Facebook user ID. *Tested on users & also on pages - Works on both ✅