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Tempered Automation | Managed Attribution Pt. 5

Explore the trade-offs of stealth, automation, and discrete tooling in intelligence collection.

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Many experts have referred to these cases as social media’s “Big Tobacco” moment. The monetary stakes are now over $1 trillion for these social media giants. ravenwoodintel.com/infinite-scr...

Infinite Scroll on Trial

Plaintiffs allege social media companies knowingly designed platforms to be addictive, especially to teenagers and children. Such problematic design features include infinite scroll and constant notif...

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"Iran is doing what it does best: exercising controlled escalation and asymmetric retaliation. The controlled escalation of the hacks into US water systems from June to August show an adversary testing the US’ threshold for attack... Others may perceive it as a warning shot."

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The U.S. has long known about Iran’s cyber capabilities. Then the admin cut one third of CISA’s workforce and fired FBI personnel tracking the Iranian threat. Now hackers are targeting U.S. water systems. Jill Fields explains in Justice Connection’s Substack how we got here.

What happens in the dark, seedy corners of the internet? Is there a secret handshake to enter the private forums where evil villains develop their plot lines? Sign up for tomorrow's webinar to find out. In the mean time, check out our new article on the topic. ravenwoodintel.com/in-defense-o...

In Defense of the Dark Arts: Operationalizing Managed Attribution

The online realm is composed of countless pocket dimensions brimming with hidden risk.

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Journalists, academics, community organizers, and anyone else who has to use the internet and is worried about what that means for the safety and security of their livelihood: Join us Thursday for a discussion about Managed Attribution and how to defend yourself online. RSVP for the invite link.

Journalists, academics, community organizers, and anyone else who has to use the internet and is worried about what that means for the safety and security of their livelihood: Join us Thursday for a discussion about Managed Attribution and how to defend yourself online. RSVP for the invite link.

If you’re unsure of how a provider uses your data, or if you think you already know, read the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Dirty Networks, Clean Data: Managed Attribution in Triage Environments ravenwoodintel.com/managed-tria...

Dirty Networks, Clean Data: Managed Attribution in Triage Environments

Licensed software can be a liability and an asset. Poorly configured tools become the indicator used to identify and manipulate investigations.

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Analysts face many stumbling blocks on the road to effective analysis. Learn how to develop questions that are meant to explore ideas and problems more thoroughly before moving to solutions or assessments. Subscribe on the website for a free facilitation guide. ravenwoodintel.com/starbursting/

Structured Analytic Techniques: Starbursting

Questions are meant to explore ideas and problems more thoroughly before moving to solutions or assessments.

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There's still time to RSVP for our free webinar which is being held tomorrow. Former FBI Special Agent Kayla Staph will discuss government powers, legal process, the Fourth Amendment, and what it takes to balance the scales of justice in 2026. Email or DM for details.

Bonfires and Illuminations from one End of this Continent to the other from this Time forward forever more—John Adams Happy 250th Independence Day from the Ravenwood team!

A partially-disrupted, alleged anti-government violent extremist network likely remains an evolving threat to public gatherings across the United States, amplifying the risk of politically-motivated violence during July 4th celebrations and World Cup gatherings. ravenwoodintel.com/threat250/

Threat250: Federal Missteps Fuel Evolving Summer Threats

Members of the public should remain vigilant while attending large gatherings, particularly those of strategic political interest.

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"Each message is stored alongside its timestamp, user agent, device hash, humanity score, IP address, and a button titled "Investigate" enabling the administrator to refer a user to Secret Service." ravenwoodintel.com/redline-exte...

Redline: Analyzing the Next White House Surveillance App

This is not a benign communication platform; it's a deliberately architected, state-sponsored surveillance apparatus.

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The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation... ravenwoodintel.com/judicial-and...

Judicial and Administrative Arrest Warrants

This analysis examines Fourth Amendment protections and arrest warrants to assist readers in evaluating current events.

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Search warrants don't just apply to the physical world. Unlike a physical search of a residence that is observable, a search of a digital account may not be known to a user because of a nondisclosure order served in conjunction with the search warrant. ravenwoodintel.com/warrants-sea...

Warrants: Searches and the Digital World

This analysis discusses Fourth Amendment protections, search warrant components, and implications in a digital world.

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Across the Bureau, FBI personnel are being asked to choose between their oath and their careers. Justice Connection’s new FBI Support Network makes sure they don’t have to face this pressure alone: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ijl9...

Justice Connection Launches FBI Support Network to Back Those Upholding their Oath

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As legendary guitar instructor Phoebe Buffay once said, “If you want to learn to play guitar, don’t touch the guitar.” Phoebe’s methods were unconventional, but her logic was sound: Refine technique before handing out delicate instruments. ravenwoodintel.com/managed-attr...

Don't Burn the Cake: A Managed Attribution Strategy

Think of managing attribution like baking a cake rather than peeling an onion.

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In a democracy, is the answer to government overreach increased power to tech companies that collect, store, and track enormous amounts of customer data? If that’s not the answer, then is anyone doing anything about this? ravenwoodintel.com/subpoenas-ev...

Subpoenas Everywhere

This analysis examines administrative subpoenas, how they are being used by agencies, and the resulting privacy implications.

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“Would it matter to you if I told you I’m Pope Leo?” A bank's customer service representative hung up on the Pope, and they were absolutely in the right. ravenwoodintel.com/the-human-vu...

The Human Vulnerability

Social engineering impacts everyone from giant mega-corporations to lonely grandmothers. These types of attacks are effective because humans can be compelled or motivated to act in certain ways, posit...

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Journalists keep falling for OPM's one weird trick. J/k. We'll tell you. OPM is grossly under representing losses within the DOJ workforce. The same OPM that led the historic downsizing of the federal workforce. Why? Get the full account here: ravenwoodintel.com/by-the-numbe...

By the Numbers: The Quiet Collapse of Justice

A former FBI analyst picks apart OPM’s data to tell a deeper story of who has left the department and why.

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We made the decision to reject platforms like Substack, which actively monetize hate. Instead we chose @ghost.org—a nonprofit building an open-source platform that doesn't cross-promote violent extremism or take a cut of our revenue to fund domestic terrorism. ravenwoodintel.com/why-we-chose...

Why We Chose Ghost

A platform that reflects our ethos.

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Journalists are increasingly being targeted thru legal processes previously considered off limits by federal law enforcement. Follow along as we explore how subpoenas like those recently received by @thewallstreet.bsky.social work, and what they mean for privacy. ravenwoodintel.com/the-low-bar-...

The Low Bar: How Subpoenas Compel User Data

This analysis examines federal grand jury subpoenas, data collected by companies, and the resulting privacy implications

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On May 8, Instagram discontinued end-to-end encrypted chats following a series of court losses earlier this year that found the social media company (among others) failed to protect children on its platforms. Meta claimed the decision was due to low use rates. ravenwoodintel.com/instagram-di...

Instagram Discontinuing Encrypted Chats

On May 8, 2026, Instagram’s end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) chat feature will be discontinued. For years, child safety advocates and law enforcement agencies worldwide have argued against Meta’s use of E2...

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Many organizations apply different labels when describing the intelligence cycle, but one thing remains the same. It is a continuous process of planning, evaluating, processing, and analyzing information to best position consumers for success. ravenwoodintel.com/a-strong-fou...

The Intelligence Cycle: A Strong Foundation

The framework used to guide intelligence analysis is called the Intelligence Cycle. At Ravenwood Intelligence Cooperative, we apply a six-step intelligence cycle to all our work.

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Welcome to Ravenwood, an intelligence cooperative built, owned, and operated by three former FBI employees! Our vision is simple: democratize intelligence and build resilience in the communities we serve. ravenwoodintel.com/introducing-...

Introducing Ravenwood!

Our mission is simple: democratize intelligence and build resilience in the communities we serve.

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