OSINT Techniques @OSINTtechniques

Co-Founder, Forensic OSINT [email protected] osinttechniques.com Canada 🇨🇦 Joined May 2016

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Signal @signalapp

2 days ago

Our statement on the UK government’s demand that all content on all devices sold or used in the country be scanned, on the presumption of nudity, using a dystopian combination of age verification and content scanning. This proposal will not safeguard children. It endangers us all. signal.org/blog/pdfs/2026…

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Proton VPN @ProtonVPN

a week ago

We will not compromise Canadian Proton VPN users. Our no-logs policy remains non-negotiable.

David Peterson @davidgpeterson

a week ago

Canadian Government: "Bill C-22 will not break encryption." Also the Canadian Government: "... but we do want to be able to read your encrypted messages"

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CSIS Canada @csiscanada

7 days ago

Foreign intelligence services are using professional networking sites & online job platforms to target Five Eyes personnel who have a security clearance, military background or access to government information. #SafeguardCanada Read our newest alert: ow.ly/nS4a50Z7ist

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FBI Houston @FBIHouston

2 weeks ago

#BREAKING A Canadian man has been sentenced to 33 years in federal prison for targeting over 100 children across the U.S. in one of FBI Houston's largest sextortion cases. For years, Ramanan Pathmanathan, 40, used multiple social media accounts to contact at least 145 girls and boys demanding them to engage in sexually explicit conduct. If they declined, he threatened to send compromising images to the children’s friends or family. This was a years-long investigation by FBI Houston's Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force and @TXDPSsoutheast. ow.ly/WJyB50Z4RLk

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Trace Labs @TraceLabs

2 weeks ago

Thank you to our sponsor @OSINTtechniques! They’ve generously offered prizes to support our CTF on June 6th! You can check them out at forensicosint.com. There are currently still tickets available at tracelabs.org/tickets #OSINT4Good #TraceLabs #MissingPeople #OSINT

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Benjamin Strick @BenDoBrown

2 weeks ago

A single Strava run once gave away the position of an aircraft carrier. With 195M+ users, Strava is one of the largest public location datasets online. So here's a new tutorial on how to find locations on Strava, and the settings that keep your own profile private. 👇

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Forensic OSINT @ForensicOsint

3 weeks ago

Video Evidence Continuity Report (PDF)

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Jeremy Kirk @Jeremy_Kirk

3 weeks ago

Come work with us @okta ! We're looking for a new member of Okta's Threat Intelligence team. This role is one in which if you have a good idea that fits our mission, you can run with it. Plus, we're nice people. 😀 North Korean IT workers need not apply. linkedin.com/jobs/view/4410…

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OSINT Techniques @OSINTtechniques

3 weeks ago

#OSINT Easy method to download a Threads video. Remember to make it defensible as well!

Forensic OSINT @ForensicOsint

3 weeks ago

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Forensic OSINT @ForensicOsint

3 weeks ago

🎥 A Client Question Worth Sharing: How to Download a Video from Threads A subscriber reached out this week with a problem: our Forensic OSINT Video Downloader supports most major social platforms, but Threads isn't one of them yet. They had a video they needed to preserve — and couldn't wait for us to ship support. So we walked them through a manual workaround using nothing but Chrome. Sharing it here in case anyone else is in the same spot. We're always here to help our subscribers, whether the tool covers it or not. ⚙️ 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄 — 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝟮𝟬 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘀: 1️⃣ Open the Threads post in Chrome. 2️⃣ Open DevTools → three-dot menu → More tools → Developer tools (or F12). 3️⃣ Go to the Network tab, click the Media filter. 4️⃣ Reload the page (Ctrl + R). Network only captures requests made after it's open. 5️⃣ A single .mp4 file will appear. That's it. 6️⃣ Click the file name to open the raw video in a new tab. 7️⃣ Right-click → "Save video as..." Done. ✅ No extensions, no sketchy third-party sites, no malware risk. ⚠️ 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗮𝘁: This gets you the file. That's it. No chain of custody, no timestamp, no hash, no proof of where it came from or when. For personal use, fine. For an investigation, not enough. 🛡️ 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗱, 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲: 🔐 Hash the file immediately (SHA-256). Windows: Get-FileHash video.mp4. Mac/Linux: shasum -a 256 video.mp4. 📝 Document contemporaneously — write notes as you go, not after. Capture full URL, date/time with timezone, username, post ID, view count. 📸 Screenshot the page, the DevTools Network panel showing the .mp4 request, and the source URL bar. 💻 Note your environment — browser version, OS, your name, reason for capture. 🗂️ Preserve the original untouched. Work from copies. Done right, this gives you a defensible record proving how the video was obtained and that it hasn't been altered since capture. ⏱️ But it's manual, error-prone, and time-consuming. Miss a step and the evidence may not hold up. 🎯 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗮𝗽 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗩𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼 𝗗𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀. Every download generates a Video Evidence Continuity Report — a single-page, digitally signed and timestamped PDF including: 👤 Who captured it, what, when, and how 🔗 Full source URL and platform metadata #️⃣ SHA-256 hash of the video file 🖼️ 10 screen captures from the video as a visual reference 🕓 Trusted timestamp anchoring the exact capture moment Everything needed to establish authenticity and chain of custody — automatically, every time. We support most major social platforms, and Threads is on the roadmap. Until then, follow the manual steps above. For everything else, let us handle it.

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Canada @Canada

3 weeks ago

Canada can be breathtaking. But even the Canadian Rockies have their limits. ⛰️ With AI, photos and videos can look real, even when they are not. #ThinkBeforeYouShare

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SANS Institute, EMEA @SANSEMEA

3 weeks ago

Day 1: hands-on OSINT workshops. Day 2: practitioner talks, including a keynote by Lisette Abercrombie from the Netherlands Police on the investigative mistakes that made her better. 15–16 June, Amsterdam. Don't miss out: go.sans.org/0BBV36

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OSINT Techniques @OSINTtechniques

3 weeks ago

@SANSEMEA Looking forward to this event by @SANSInstitute @SANSDefense #OSINT

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CTV W5 @CTVW5

3 weeks ago

CTV News’ investigative unit W5 has found at least 17 innocent passengers on flights originating in Canada were detained on drug smuggling allegations over the past year after their baggage tags were switched onto suitcases filled with drugs. ctvnews.ca/canada/article…

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The Associated Press @AP

3 weeks ago

BREAKING: The San Diego mosque shooters met online and left writings expressing hate toward different religions and races, the FBI says. apnews.com/article/islami…

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CTV News @CTVNews

3 weeks ago

EXCLUSIVE: Innocent Canadians are being detained after their bag tags are switched in a drug smuggling scheme. This may just be the tip of the iceberg. ctvnews.ca/canada/article…

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Jacob Mantle @jacobmantle

4 weeks ago

Millions of Canadians use Signal, WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger and everyone needs to understand that C-22 will give gov’t the ability to force these companies to create access to those systems.

Globe Politics @globepolitics

4 weeks ago

Signal warns it would pull out of Canada if made to comply with lawful access bill theglobeandmail.com/politics/artic…

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CityNews Toronto @CityNewsTO

4 weeks ago

Virtual private network service NordVPN says it could pull out of Canada if the federal government’s proposed lawful access bill requires it to compromise its privacy protections. toronto.citynews.ca/2026/05/15/maj…

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Benjamin Strick @BenDoBrown

4 weeks ago

Really good use of open source reporting, despite commercial satellite imagery limitations, by @AricToler and the @nytimes team looking at what damage U.S. military sites incurred during the conflict with Iran. youtube.com/watch?v=JRnoi3…