Something that has been of interest to me lately is the art and science of anti money laundering (AML). I came to this interest sort of by default. I'm in a three way fork in my career that points either towards security management, cyber security/infosec, or investigations/compliance. The security management field requires more travel than … Continue reading The Intersection between AML and OSINT – A Potential Path
As part of a new series on the blog, I want to start reaching out to people who normally wouldn't appear on the podcast and get a little insight on their pathway to OSINT and what they're working on. This interview is of an OSINT Python developer who made the Scavenger bot. It's a bot … Continue reading An Interview with an OSINT Bot Developer
Do you remember those Nigerian prince scams where you'd get an email with a prince promising you millions of dollars if you just help him out with your bank account information? Those were the good ol' days where email dominated the internet. I was tagged in a tweet today by @callmetosyn asking me to help with … Continue reading Uncovering a Real Nigerian Prince Scam with OSINT and a Little Help from My Friends
Introduction If you've read the first post about JungleScam, I'm glad to say that we've released v2 of the script. There are still some kinks that need to be worked out, including adding some proxies to avoid blocks from Amazon, but Francesco and I think there's more value to be had in this new version. … Continue reading JungleScam v2 – Crawl Just Launched, Poor Reviews, and Total Listings Per Seller
Introduction The future of the non-tech savvy OSINT professional is over. The internet has become far too vast for an individual to collect manually and it will only continue to grow at an exponential pace. This is my thesis, but I don't claim to be an expert on the trend nor do I believe this … Continue reading Python is the Future of OSINT – How to Stay Ahead
I've found myself at an awkward place at the intersection of OSINT and eCommerce. The reason I find it awkward is I feel like tons of people are talking about eCommerce but no one in the infosec or investigations community comes to mind. As more and more transactions become digital, I think it's important to … Continue reading JungleScam – The First eCommerce OSINT Tool
Introduction There's a lot of information out there related to OSINT investigations. Not nearly enough as there should be, considering the amount of free tools and guides available, but a lot nonetheless. One thing that isn't talked about online is the intersection between OSINT and eCommerce. Now, the tools and processes in this article are … Continue reading Investigating eCommerce Scammers on Amazon using OSINT
