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Dutch_OsintGuy @dutchosintguy.bsky.social · 9d

New blog: Beyond Dashboards: OSINT’s Next Two Decades

Explore the future of OSINT with AI as I (try to) delve into the next two decades of advancements. Discover how OSINT and AI will redefine tradecraft.

www.dutchosintguy.com/post/beyond-...

#OSINT #AI #Tradecraft #future

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Dutch_OsintGuy @dutchosintguy.bsky.social · 27d

Some people online are claiming that #Kirk was shot up close by a man standing next/close to him.

This is not true.

After the impact you can clearly see his right hand is empty, NO GUN. #OSINT #CharlieKirk

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Dutch_OsintGuy @dutchosintguy.bsky.social · 28d

Morning coffee, skimming the news. This article about the arrest of a serial killer caught my attention : nypost.com/2025/09/08/u...

Decided to use our #OSINT enterprise solution @shadowdragonio.bsky.social to see if I could learn about the suspect. Couple of minutes I was able to uncover A LOT !

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Dutch_OsintGuy @dutchosintguy.bsky.social · Sep 5

Thats interesting, makes you wonder why they couldn't see it from that angle.

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Dutch_OsintGuy @dutchosintguy.bsky.social · Sep 5

Tell me more, you clearly seem to have more knowledge. If you lol, i wanna lol.

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Dutch_OsintGuy @dutchosintguy.bsky.social · Sep 5

New Blog: Discover how graffiti serves as modern hieroglyphics in #OSINT. Explore graffiti's role in gang communication and territorial markers today.

www.dutchosintguy.com/post/osint-r...

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Dutch_OsintGuy @dutchosintguy.bsky.social · Aug 30

ICYMI ⬇️

Dutch_OsintGuy @dutchosintguy.bsky.social · Aug 22

New Blog: Most people doing #OSINT aren’t doing OSINT.
They’re just Googling with extra steps, screenshotting dashboards, and calling it “intelligence.”

That’s not tradecraft. That’s cosplay.

Let’s talk about what OSINT is not: www.dutchosintguy.com/post/stop-ca...

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Dutch_OsintGuy @dutchosintguy.bsky.social · Aug 22

New Blog: Most people doing #OSINT aren’t doing OSINT.
They’re just Googling with extra steps, screenshotting dashboards, and calling it “intelligence.”

That’s not tradecraft. That’s cosplay.

Let’s talk about what OSINT is not: www.dutchosintguy.com/post/stop-ca...

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Dutch_OsintGuy @dutchosintguy.bsky.social · Aug 18

Cooking up a new sun and moon shadow-cast calculator for #OSINT investigations. Looking for input for (advanced) features.... anyone? See screenshots of work in progress:

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Dutch_OsintGuy @dutchosintguy.bsky.social · Aug 14

ICYMI: Authentic8 recently invited me on their Needle Stack podcast. We had a great conversation about #OSINT, tradecraft, #AI and more. You can watch/listen here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiWU...

Intelligence tradecraft in the digital age | E87

YouTube video by Authentic8

www.youtube.com

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Dutch_OsintGuy @dutchosintguy.bsky.social · Aug 10

Recently a lot of #AI / #LLM models like #ChatGPT 5 #GROK #Claude got updates but after thourough testing my blog is still accurate: shadowdragon.io/blog/the-slo...

#OSINT #Intelligence

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Dutch_OsintGuy @dutchosintguy.bsky.social · Jul 6

Tip: Recently I was investigating an old cold case and an old newspaper gave me the breakthrough that helped solved the case. Use newspaperarchive.com (paid) or news.google.com/newspapers (free) for local newspaper #OSINT.
Perfect for verifying people, crimes, or old business data.

NewspaperArchive 1700s - 2025 | NewspaperArchive

Search through 16,491 historic newspaper archives to do genealogy and family history. Find obituaries, marriage and birth announcements, and other local and national news for over 9.3 billion people!

newspaperarchive.com

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Dutch_OsintGuy @dutchosintguy.bsky.social · Jul 3

Great read!

Bullsh*t Hunting @bullshithunting.bsky.social · Jul 3

It all started with a Twitter account, some ChatGPT quotes, and someone looking for a good time. This is the breakdown of how a guy convinced Rolling Stone he was the rep for a suddenly popular AI band, Velvet Sundown.

www.bullshithunting.com/p/a-free-osi...

A Free OSINT Lesson: The "Velvet Sundown" Squatter Who Duped the News Media

Andrew Frelon: A fake band manager pretending to manage a band that doesn't exist. How Avant-garde.

www.bullshithunting.com

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Dutch_OsintGuy @dutchosintguy.bsky.social · Jun 26

Pivoting of the official indictment I was able to find a lot of information about the suspect. This once again shows how powerful #OSINT is when i comes to uncovering criminals their online footprint.

Official indictment here: www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/me... 2/2

www.justice.gov

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Dutch_OsintGuy @dutchosintguy.bsky.social · Jun 26

Showcasing the power #OSINT with @shadowdragonio.bsky.social Horizon. Recently a suspect was arrested who has been identified as being the person behind "Intelbroker". 1/2

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Dutch_OsintGuy @dutchosintguy.bsky.social · Jun 22

Quick Note for Media:

I’m grateful for the interest DM’s, emails, calls, but I’m not available for comments on #OSINT findings related to conflict zones or war incidents. If I uncover anything important, I’ll share it with the proper authorities — not publicly. Thanks for understanding.

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Dutch_OsintGuy @dutchosintguy.bsky.social · Jun 21

Had a great week teaching the 6 day SANS Institute SEC497 #OSINT course. The teams performed extremely well during the final CTF and one was the clear winner of the challenge coin.

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Dutch_OsintGuy @dutchosintguy.bsky.social · Jun 9

At ShadowDragon we listen to our customers. This is why we have built Horizon Identity.

• Simplifies complex identity investigations
• Uncovers connections that manual #OSINT can miss
• No scraping, no guesswork—just clarity

Ask for a demo or learn more here: shadowdragon.io/horizon-iden...

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Dutch_OsintGuy @dutchosintguy.bsky.social · May 26

Recently the German Bundeskriminalamt and Europol put Maksim Sergeevich GALOCHKIN on the most wanted list for being part of the #trickbot / #wizardspider malware hacking group. With @shadowdragonio.bsky.social it's #OSINT capabillities I was able to find A LOT if information about him. #OSINT4good

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Dutch_OsintGuy @dutchosintguy.bsky.social · May 23

@shadowdragonio.bsky.social will be at ISS World Prague in full force. Come visit us and receive a tailored demonstration of our advanced link-analysis, real-time PAI collection, or #OSINT products.

Bonus: We will showcase a BRAND NEW capability exclusive at ISS.

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Dutch_OsintGuy @dutchosintguy.bsky.social · May 5

"I like to consider the internet as a emotional battleground. Let’s be honest we live in a very polarised world where people can easily express their opinions and more on numerous platforms."
- shadowdragon.io/blog/peer-pr...

Peer Pressure and Heightened Emotional States in OSINT Investigations - ShadowDragon.io

Peer pressure and heightened emotional states play a critical role in OSINT investigations, driving individuals to reveal sensitive information. By analyzing emotional triggers like anger, fear, and e...

shadowdragon.io

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Dutch_OsintGuy @dutchosintguy.bsky.social · Apr 28

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Many narratives and post shows signs of panic. Also messages about potential #cyberattacks (unconfirmed). Messages about financial impact due to transport halted as well as internet outages.

Learn more about ShadowDragon's monitoring and other #OSINT capabilities here: shadowdragon.io

ShadowDragon – Software Tools for OSINT Investigations

ShadowDragon provides open source intelligence software tools for investigation through PAI data collection, link analysis and monitoring [US based]

shadowdragon.io

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Dutch_OsintGuy @dutchosintguy.bsky.social · Apr 28

Monitoring the power #blackouts in Spain and Portugal with ShadowDragon Monitor. Realtime awareness and alerting detect signs of chaos in the cities and huge traffic jams.

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Dutch_OsintGuy @dutchosintguy.bsky.social · Apr 21

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.

Read more here: shadowdragon.io/blog/osint-t...
#OSINT #OSINT4good

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Dutch_OsintGuy @dutchosintguy.bsky.social · Apr 15

ICYMI New blog: The Slow Collapse of Critical Thinking in OSINT due to AI

"OSINT used to be a thinking game. Now it’s becoming a trusting game and that should terrify you."

hashtag#OSINT hashtag#OSINT4good hashtag#AI

Read the blog here: shadowdragon.io/blog/the-slo...

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