Archive - Digital Investigations

Tools and tips round up: Searching and using Bluesky, new tools from Bellingcat and Henk van Ess, and more

Bluesky is surging, so here's a rundown of tools and search operators to use on the platform.

Nov 26 •

Craig Silverman

October 2024

Tools and tips round up: Finding deleted tweets and new tools from Bellingcat

Plus: upcoming free and paid workshops.

Oct 3 •

Craig Silverman

September 2024

A look at the Information Laundromat website analysis tool

The Alliance For Securing Democracy created a free OSINT tool to examine the content and metadata of websites

Sep 5 •

Craig Silverman

June 2024

Tools and tips round up: A new Google search filter and two guides to open source research

Plus: Analyzing shadows, tools for Telegram, and more!

Jun 21 •

Craig Silverman

May 2024

A guide to investigating digital ad libraries

How to dig into ad libraries from Google, Meta and other platforms to track spending, narratives, campaigns and more

May 31 •

Craig Silverman

April 2024

Tools and tips round up: Email investigations, digging into payment gateways, and more

Plus: Google's new image search tool, tipsheets for search engines, shell companies, map investigations, and Telegram.

Apr 18 •

Craig Silverman

March 2024

February 2024

Tools and tips round up: Goodbye Google cache and LinkedIn X-ray search

It's not all bad news! Learn how to investigate live streaming platforms, work with whistleblowers, and more.

Feb 7 •

Craig Silverman

January 2024

Tools and tips round up: Searching YouTube transcripts, monitoring webpages, and more

Plus: video talks about investigating the dark web and the OSINT mindset.

Jan 9 •

Craig Silverman

November 2023

Tools and tips round up: The decline of Google Search, investigating munitions, and more

Plus: How to build your own database, find Amazon Wishlists, investigate Telegram, and automate gathering info from company websites.

Nov 28, 2023 •

Craig Silverman

October 2023

Tools and Tips round up: SANS OSINT Summit, OSINT Live, Start.me pages and more

Plus guides to searching Instagram, using Discord bots for investigations, and Bluesky for journalists.

Oct 31, 2023 •

Craig Silverman

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