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The Shahed-136 requires no runway, costs a fraction of conventional munitions, and has a 2,000km range. C4ADS spent months tracing how Iran built and exported the production capability behind it. More incoming next week. Get the full report now 👇 c4ads.org/reports/airbor…

Join C4ADS and @ASPI in Canberra on March 26, 2026, for an in-person panel on how China is deploying maritime coercion in the Indo-Pacific region, how to use open-source methods to uncover Beijing’s activities, and strategies for Australia’s response. Register now 👇 aspi.org.au/event/chinas-g…

A fleet of Dutch cargo ships launders illicit catch from Russian vessels in the North Atlantic, evading EU port bans on Russian fish products. This recent investigation from @FD_Nieuws used Triton, C4ADS’ fisheries and beneficial ownership platform, to trace the fleet's ownership and activity. Read👇 specials.fd.nl/nederlandse-re…

Iran sold more than drones to Russia. It also transferred the blueprints, source codes, and know-how to build them domestically — through a web of intermediaries designed to conceal the transaction. This is how we mapped the network 👇 c4ads.org/reports/airbor…

The S-136 UAV didn't appear overnight. Russia deployed thousands of the drone, and its domestically produced variant, in Ukraine. The same drone is now central to current conflict in the Middle East. It's a single-use loitering munition with a 40-50 kilogram warhead. With no runway required, it can be launched from the back of a converted civilian vehicle. It’s cheap, mobile, and difficult to detect and intercept. Read👇 c4ads.org/reports/airbor…

The Shahed-136 requires no runway, costs a fraction of conventional munitions, and has a 2,000km range. C4ADS spent months tracing how Iran built and exported the production capability behind it. More incoming next week. Get the full report now 👇 c4ads.org/reports/airbor…

Most corruption reports are built from the outside. @EarthLeagueInt's recent report is built from inside the criminal networks themselves, drawing on 10 years of undercover field intelligence — referencing C4ADS’ data-driven investigations. Read👇 earthleagueinternational.org/money-talks-co…

🗓️ EVENT ALERT 🗓️ Join ASPI and @C4ADS on 26 March for a panel event exploring how 🇨🇳 is deploying maritime coercion in the Indo-Pacific, how open-source methods can be used to uncover 🇨🇳’s activities and strategies for 🇦🇺’s response. 🔗 Register now: bit.ly/4rDdbqx

You can download the full report from the link below. Thank you for your continued support — we couldn’t have done it without you! 7/7 More 👇 c4ads.org/news/annual-re…

Coming into 2026, we have sharper tools, deeper partnerships, and a laser sharp focus on our mission — reinforcing our commitment to disrupt illicit and emerging threats wherever they occur. 6/7

NEW: Our 2025 C4ADS Annual Report is out now. We’re excited to share an overview of our accomplishments, challenges, and impact from last year — here’s what we were up to. 🧵 1/7 More 👇 c4ads.org/news/annual-re…

C4ADS ED Varun Vira will participate in the 2026 Miami Security Forum — on Latin American and Western Hemisphere security — to discuss how data-driven analysis is helping investigators disrupt the illicit networks behind the hemisphere's most pressing transnational threats.

Here's where it took a surprising turn. We searched Lazzez's name on some open source databases and got a hit on @C4ADS Horizons, a platform that aggregates public records. We got two hits in the Panama Flag Registry (documents relating to ships registered in Panama).

Park Group Dubai caught in 4k. The Sarajevo-based firm was captured on tape, offering to move money into Dubai real estate with no paperwork, no proof of origin, and no questions asked. And they weren’t waiting for clients to come to them — they traveled to recruit them. C4ADS contributed to this recent @BIRN investigation 👇 balkaninsight.com/2026/01/19/no-…

In Sudan, researchers documenting atrocities face device confiscation, internet outages, and personal danger. Our latest Data in Motion article details how C4ADS’s automated WhatsApp bot helps NGO partners preserve evidence for legal admissibility. Read more 👇 c4ads.org/tech-bulletin/…

NEW: More than two years into Sudan’s internal conflict violence continues to spread — and so is documentation of it. Our latest tech bulletin release details how we built a WhatsApp bot to help preserve evidence. Read 👇 c4ads.org/tech-bulletin/…

🚨C4ADS is hiring! We’re looking for a Business Development Associate to join our team and support the organization's revenue generations and donor engagement offers. Learn more and apply 👇 c4ads.org/careers/?gh_ji…