Wednesday Updates #38

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Today’s Newsletter includes -

• Content Sharing

• Blogs Reads

• External Reading

• Videos Worth Watching

• OSINT Podcasts

• OSINT Events & Challenges

• OSINT Toolbox

• Mystery Box

Content Sharing

• Henk van Ess published a new blog post in their newsletter, Google vs. AI: when to use which.

• Conspirador Norteño Published a new blog post in their newsletter, Want to make millions with AI? These books probably won't help.

Blogs Reads

1. OSINT tools and techniques for research on Reddit

2. Don’t Trust Your Gut (Until You’ve Tested It): Assumptions in Image Analysis and Geolocation

3. Reverse Image Search: A Proven Standard-Practice OSINT Technique

4. Meta’s Suit Against Hong Kong Firm Was Just the Beginning – More Companies Linked to CrushAI ‘Nudify’ Apps

External Reading

• DOGE Denizen Marko Elez Leaked API Key for xAI

• Poor Passwords Tattle on AI Hiring Bot Maker Paradox.ai

• Guide to Investigating Land Conflicts in South Asia

• Violence in the Name of Cows: The 'Animal Welfare' Groups That Beat Up Truck Drivers in India

• SceneCheck: A Breakthrough in AI-Powered Image Intelligence for OSINT Professionals

• Corporate Security Monitoring: 9 Key Benefits

• What Can We Learn About Cyber Security From The Romans?

Videos Worth Watching

OSINT Podcasts

• James Intelligence Podcast released a new episode, Unpacking the Myanmar crisis.

• Stage Talks with Bellingcat released a new episode, Monitoring US Immigration Raids with Bellingcat, Evident and CalMatters.

OSINT Events & Challenges

Nothing new this week.

OSINT Toolbox

WebCapture - Simple python tool for extracting sensitive data from web pages.

Reveresely.ai - AI reverse image search.

LeakIX - A search engine for web services where common types of vulnerabilities have been found.

File Pursuit - Open Directory Search Engine. Search audio, video, archives, documents, mobile apps and other files.

Go for Dorks - Online generator of advanced search queries for Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo, LeaklX, Shodan, Refseek, Fofa, Yandex and other search engines.

(Credit for this section goes to Cyb_detective )

Mystery Box

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