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Paul Wright @londoncity325.bsky.social · 10d

⚠️WEEK 4: THE AMPLIFICATION FILES - WRAP UP⚠️

In Weeks 1 - 3, The Coalition of Cyber Investigators tracked the same boiler room investment fraud operation as it picked up credibility at each stop.

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Paul Wright @londoncity325.bsky.social · 11d

Fraud is one of the fastest-growing crimes in the UK, but the system established to deal with it has been plagued with problems. For years, victims have been forced to endure a confusing and frustrating reporting process through Action Fraud.

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Paul Wright @londoncity325.bsky.social · 12d

Why Britain's New Ransomware Bill
Could Actually Make a Difference (If It Ever Passes)

In the House of Commons, Bradley Thomas MP used a Ten-Minute Rule motion to introduce the Cyber Extortion and Ransomware (Reporting) Bill

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Paul Wright @londoncity325.bsky.social · 13d

🕵️‍♂️ Exploring the New Frontiers of OSINT — A Fresh Collection by Brad Snyder

OSINT continues to evolve at a breathtaking pace, bridging the worlds of cybersecurity, geopolitics, and digital forensics.

👉 Read it here: OSINT-Related Articles – October 2025 Collection

Paul Wright @londoncity325.bsky.social · 14d

What does the AWS outage mean for OSINT practitioners and investigators? This latest analysis puts it into perspective.

If you’re an investigator or OSINT professional and haven’t considered this question, you need to read this!

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The Hidden Dangers of AWS Outages for OSINT Practitioners

When Amazon Web Services (AWS) experiences a major outage, its effects go well beyond e-commerce or entertainment streaming. For…

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Paul Wright @londoncity325.bsky.social · 16d

Brad Snyder created an OSINT LinkTree for a number of links and RSS pages that he has collected and regularly updates.

OSINT-Related Updated Articles, 20251017

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Paul Wright @londoncity325.bsky.social · 16d

OSINT-Related Updated Articles, 20251015
Source: medium.com/@snyde21

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Paul Wright @londoncity325.bsky.social · 17d

Week 3 of the Amplification Files from The Coalition of Cyber Investigators looks at the role the world's biggest business news platform played in unwittingly amplifying the fraudulent messages of a fake fund manager and boiler room investment scam.

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The Amplification Files — Week 3: how a Yahoo Finance listing gives scams a lift

In weeks 1 and 2, we showed how a criminal boiler room operation hijacked Penn Park Capital Management Limited’s identity and presented…

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The Coalition of Cyber Investigators @coalitionci.bsky.social · 18d

When a fraudulent “fund manager” shows up on the world’s most‑visited finance site, people believe it.

Read Week 3 of The Amplification Files to learn about the role of @yahoofinance.com in unwittingly amplifying the scammers message

#OSINT #investigation #boilerroom #investment #fraud #scam

The Amplification Files - Week 3: The Worlds Biggest Business News Platform | The Coalition of Cyber Investigators

Week 3 of the Amplification Files from The Coalition of Cyber Investigators looks at the role the worlds biggest business news platform played in unwittingly amplifying the fradulent messages of a fak...

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Paul Wright @londoncity325.bsky.social · 19d

The Missing Pillar: Why the NCSC's Annual Reviews Overlook Open-Source Intelligence as a Pillar of Cybersecurity
A Critical Flaw in the UK's Cyber Defence Strategy

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The Missing Pillar: Why the NCSC’s Annual Reviews Overlook Open-Source Intelligence as a Pillar of…

A Critical Flaw in the UK’s Cyber Defence Strategy

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Paul Wright @londoncity325.bsky.social · 22d

This is Week 2 of The Amplification Files, in which The Coalition of Cyber Investigators tells the story of how a boiler room investment scam operation credentialed itself on one of the most respected sources of financial information in the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

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The Amplification Files — Week 2: The Frankfurt Stock Exchange

When Fraud Was Amplified in Frankfurt

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Paul Wright @londoncity325.bsky.social · 22d

📕 New Beginners Guide published 📕

Windows 10 support ends tomorrow. Millions of devices will shift from “managed risk” to “forever day” exposure - especially in OT/ICS.

To help, The Coalition of Cyber Investigators and Graybox Security have teamed up.

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Managing Unsupported Technology: A Beginner's Guide to OSINT-Enabled Cybersecurity

Enter nearly any large organisation and you’ll notice a corner where an older system still runs quietly. It might be a payroll database…

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Paul Wright @londoncity325.bsky.social · Oct 3

Hackers calling themselves Radiant tried to extort nursery chain Kido Schools by publishing stolen data and images of thousands of children online, but after public outrage, they removed the posts, claimed to have deleted the files, and even apologised.

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🚨 This one hit different — When hackers go after toddlers

Honestly? I’ve been involved in cybercrime for years, and I thought I’d seen it all. Then this children’s nursery thing happened, and… wow…

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The Coalition of Cyber Investigators @coalitionci.bsky.social · Oct 1

When the London Stock Exchange’s (LSE) Regulatory News Service (RNS) - authorised by the FCA as a Primary Information Provider in the UK - carried bogus bulletins, fraudsters gained credibility they never earned.

Case 1 of #TheAmplificationFiles is live.

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Paul Wright @londoncity325.bsky.social · Oct 1

The Coalition of Cyber Investigators' launch a real life investigation‑driven series exposing how scammers exploit trusted platforms to amplify fake legitimacy and credentialise their services, highlighting the gap between disclaimers and duty of care.

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The Amplification Files - Week 1 - The London Stock Exchange | The Coalition of Cyber Investigators

The Coalition of Cyber Investigators' launch a real life investigation‑driven series exposing how scammers exploit trusted platforms to amplify fake legitimacy and credentialise their services, highl...

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Paul Wright @londoncity325.bsky.social · Sep 28

The Coalition of Cyber Investigators explores how OSINT can play a pivotal role in strengthening, testing, and safeguarding digital identity frameworks.

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OSINT and Digital ID Cards:

Are We All Becoming Digital Ghosts?

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The Coalition of Cyber Investigators @coalitionci.bsky.social · Sep 28

Digital IDs are the talk of the town globally 🔐 but with new systems come new risks.

The latest take from @coalitionci.bsky.social authored by @londoncity325.bsky.social & @nealysart.bsky.social explores how #OSINT can help secure digital ID frameworks.

Read the full article below👇

OSINT and Digital ID Cards: Are We All Becoming Digital Ghosts? | The Coalition of Cyber Investigators

The Coalition of Cyber Investigators explores how OSINT can play a pivotal role in strengthening, testing, and safeguarding digital identity frameworks.

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Paul Wright @londoncity325.bsky.social · Sep 26

Children's names, pictures, and addresses were stolen in a nursery chain hack. Hackers say they have stolen the pictures, names, and addresses of around 8,000 children from the Kido nursery chain.

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🚨 This one hit different — When hackers go after toddlers

Honestly? I’ve been involved in cybercrime for years, and I thought I’d seen it all. Then this children’s nursery thing happened, and… wow…

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Paul Wright @londoncity325.bsky.social · Sep 23

A Raw Take on OSINT's Broken State - Time for Real Change

Brett Redman's article hit readers like a cold splash of reality. It's about time someone said it. He is spot-on about platform bias, but that's scratching the surface of the inconsistencies we see in OSINT.

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A Raw Take on OSINT’s Broken State — Time for Real Change

Brett Redman’s article “What Does OSINT Really Mean Anymore?” hit readers like a cold splash of reality — frankly, it’s about time someone…

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The Coalition of Cyber Investigators @coalitionci.bsky.social · Sep 23

OSINT isn’t just flawed — it’s broken.
Platform bias, abandoned tools, and zero #standards are undermining trust in open-source #intelligence.
Our raw take written by @londoncity325.bsky.social & @nealysart.bsky.social : #OSINT needs transformation & standardisation - not tweaks

Read more below ⤵️

A Raw Take on OSINT's Broken State - Time for Real Change | The Coalition of Cyber Investigators

The Coalition of Cyber Investigators provide an unfiltered take on the need for OSINT to address issues such as platform bias, insecure tools, and a lack of standards - it's time for real change.

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Paul Wright @londoncity325.bsky.social · Sep 22

To mark their 50th published article, The Coalition of Cyber Investigators look back at the evolution of deception over the last 50 years and the role that OSINT now plays in unmasking it.

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Fifty Years of Deception: From Forged Letters to Synthetic Identities

INTRODUCTION

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The Coalition of Cyber Investigators @coalitionci.bsky.social · Sep 21

🚨 50 Articles. 50 Years of Deception 🚨

‼️ @coalitionci.bsky.social just dropped its 50th article‼️

Authored by @londoncity325.bsky.social & @nealysart.bsky.social - it reflects on how deception has evolved in the last 50 years & the role #OSINT plays in countering it

#investigations #deception

Fifty Years of Deception: From Forged Letters to Synthetic Identities | The Coalition of Cyber Investigators

To mark their 50th published article, The Coalition of Cyber Investigators look back at the evolution of deception over the last 50 years and the role that OSINT now plays in unmasking it.

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Paul Wright @londoncity325.bsky.social · Sep 19

The recent launch of MI6’s “Silent Courier” dark web platform marks a major change in intelligence recruitment methods, but it also reveals serious vulnerabilities in the OSINT environment that security experts should be alert to.

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OSINT Security Threats

MI6’s Dark Web Recruitment and Information Warfare Vulnerabilities

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The Coalition of Cyber Investigators @coalitionci.bsky.social · Sep 19

New Article: The Shadowz Brotherhood Investigation

Coalition cofounders @londoncity325.bsky.social & @nealysart.bsky.social recount a landmark case that exposed a global child exploitation network, reshaped global #police cooperation & cemented #OSINT in today’s #OSEC #investigations

The Shadowz Brotherhood Investigation: A Landmark Case in International Policing and the Rise of OSINT | The Coalition of Cyber Investigators

The Coalition of Cyber Investigators recount a landmark early-2000s case that exposed a global child exploitation network, transformed international law enforcement cooperation, and established OSINT ...

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Paul Wright @londoncity325.bsky.social · Sep 13

Why does the field of digital forensics (particularly in the UK) still rely on the ACPO Guidelines from 2012, more than a decade later?

👉 Read the full piece here: coalitioncyber.com/acpo-guideli...

Why Digital Forensics Still Clings to ACPO Guidelines from 2012? | The Coalition of Cyber Investigators

The Coalition of Cyber Investigators discuss the relevance of digital forensic guidelines that were last updated in 2012

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