So much has happened over the last four weeks that I forgot to share with you the findings of our initial analysis of the US and Israeli strikes in Iran. It’s been nearly a month now… Still interesting, though.

Bellingcat@bellingcat.com · 5mo ago

A satellite imagery analysis conducted by Bellingcat shows that at least 15 police stations or police-related buildings were targeted in strikes conducted in Tehran between March 1 and March 3. www.bellingcat.com/news/middle-...

I am very pleased to see our article being shared in different languages. The figures are terrible, we also wanted to let you know what the damage means in terms of impact on urban and rural communities. Feel free to use our database as much as you like; there are lessons to be learned from it...

José Fernando Ramírez@joseframirez.eurosky.social · 5mo ago

Más de 300 escuelas y guarderías, 170 centros de salud y/o de ayuda humanitaria o 1100 zonas residenciales. Voluntarios documentan ataques rusos contra Ucrania, en el cuarto año de la invasión rusa, a partir de la hemeroteca del medio de investigación Bellingcat.

Best wishes to all! And may 2026 be a year when queues form in front of the ticket offices on the right. 😉 (source of the image: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...)

Glad that we have highlighted our analysis which bears witness to the material destruction that not only damages property but also harms children severely.

Bellingcat@bellingcat.com · 8mo ago

War doesn’t just destroy buildings—it erases places where children learn, play, and grow. Bellingcat and journalists from @afp.com bureaus in Paris and Kyiv take a look at the lost spaces of youth in Ukraine. www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/12...

Therefore, the majority of the Trump family’s fortune is vulnerable to theft by hackers. Quod erat demonstrandum

Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 11mo ago

* Trump Family Amasses $6 Billion Fortune After Crypto Launch @wsj.com

Our community is not a tiny one anymore. Of course you can't do with 104 what you could do with 19. But you can't do with 19 what you could do with 104. So we're adapting, and are happy to welcome you, new folks! I look forward to working with all of you...

Bellingcat@bellingcat.com · last yr.

Our volunteer community plays a hugely important role in our work, and the community keeps growing! We aim to create more meaningful opportunities for collaboration, learning, and impactful investigations in 2025 and beyond.

Does crossing information mean crossing narratives? 😉

Our team is used to working in the shade, but can also work in direct sunlight... 😉 #civilianharm

Bellingcat@bellingcat.com · last yr.

Airstrikes continue in Myanmar despite a temporary ceasefire and suffering from a March earthquake. Bellingcat has identified at least 22 villages damaged by airstrikes, 14 of which are in the regions most impacted by the recent earthquake. www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/04...

🔔 GOOD NEWS! Before I tell you more, I'd like to urge you once again to NEVER contact anyone when conducting open source research to help the authorities. 🤐 The beginning of the year has been rich in investigations. After 4️⃣ reports sent to the FBI, we sent 1️⃣ report to Europol two weeks ago...

Fière de vous avoir fait vivre un des challenges mais aussi d'avoir remporté ce badge @osint4fun.bsky.social malgré une lutte acharnée avec de nombreux passionnés en OSINT de la sphère francophone. 🤺 eu.badgr.com/public/asser...

Happy new year! Enjoy your research and analysis! Tip 2025: Don't let the similarities fool you. ✨

We wanted it, @bellingcat.com's Tech Team has done it! Listen to @galen.reich.me.uk explain how to use very easily this geospatial research tool which helps enormously when you need to cover an area, alone or with others.

How To... Track Your Satellite Searches

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Hahaha, I'm roasted! Check out my candid portrait, written by... an AI. blueskyroast.com/roast/stepha...

Some food for thought about how to collaborate with/as volunteers in open source investigations. (Panel that Giancarlo Fiorella, Aric Toler, Viktorija Ignataviciute and I formed a few days ago, for @bellingcat.com's 10th anniversary.) www.youtube.com/live/0DM8bPI...

Visual summary of the identifications that we, investigators of the @osintfr.bsky.social community, have sent in detail to the FBI since they published this poster on August. None of them alone give a precise location of the crime scene, so we are showing you these images in their entirety.

Our article ‘35 days of investigation to decode 2,500 pixels’, co-written with StarMD, has now been translated into English! #OSINT #TraceAnObject #Europol

Cyber-IT Magazine on LinkedIn: Cyber-IT Magazine N°3 English

I am pleased to present to you the third issue of Cyber-IT Magazine THE OFFICIAL PAGE OF THE MAGAZINE IS AVAILABLE HERE: https://lnkd.in/evczTvNd AS WELL AS…

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Once again, I have some good news! After a month of searching, the solidarity and tenacity of @osintfr.bsky.social's volunteers has made it possible to identify the uniform shown here www.europol.europa.eu/stopchildabu.... and to geolocate the victim's school. #TraceAnObject #StopChildAbuse (1/3)

Ce sont les vacances et vous avez envie de faire du puzzle ? Retrouvons-nous durant 2 heures pour participer à la présentation en ligne de Tickle sur ces deux spécialités de l'OSINT que j'affectionne tant : la recherche par l'image #IMINT et la recherche géospatiale #GEOINT.

OSINT-FR@osintfr.bsky.social · 2y ago

Initiation GEOINT et IMINT par @Mr_T1ckl3 📆 7 juillet 2024 à 17h 🔐 Réservé aux adhérents d'OSINT-FR www.helloasso.com/associations... 📺 Rdv sur le serveur Discord discord.gg/dWY9sWFKYD 🚨 Profitez-en pour vous faire un compte sur la plate-forme de CTF ctf.challenge-osint.fr

Recently, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) published a new object as part of its Endangered Child Alert Program (ECAP). Thanks to an unnoticed lead on Reddit, we, a group of volunteers meeting on the @osintfr.bsky.social Discord server, investigated and proved that it was...

#OPSEC 🇨🇵 Ne faites pas les pies, ne foncez pas sur tout ce qui brille... 🇬🇧 Don't be a magpie, don't go for everything that glitters...

OSINT-FR on LinkedIn: Nous appelons notre communauté à la plus grande vigilance.

Nous appelons notre communauté à la plus grande vigilance.

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An article written in March 2022. It's nice to see how far we've come since then... #OSINT #warcrimes

Ukraine May Mark a Turning Point in Documenting War Crimes

Interviews start with local Ukraine researchers who have been documenting Russian war crimes over many years before now.

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My presentation on identification and geolocation of objects for the Australian Federal Police, Europol and the FBI will take place tomorrow, in French. Here is the summary!

OSINT-FR@osintfr.bsky.social · 3y ago

Bonne année à tous ! L'association OSINT-FR vous souhaite une année riche en découvertes et en partages. En 2024, sur notre Discord, les adhérents auront accès chaque mois à des présentations sur des sujets variés OSINT. Pour adhérer : www.helloasso.com/associations... Calendrier ⬇️

Safeguarding your mental health and that of your collaborators is essential for the rest of what you want to do, so I can't recommend enough that you take this subject seriously - others have fallen before you.

What’s it like when your job involves wading through others’ suffering? I was left weeping and hopeless

Psychologists call it ‘vicarious trauma’ – the result of witnessing too much misery, even if you’re not experiencing it first hand. And it can affect anyone, from war correspondents to legal professio...

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We will be launching these investigations. If you'd like to take part, join us on the @osintfr.bsky.social Discord server (French-speaking) or contact me by replying here, or by private message.

Early 2024 calendar for our French-language conferences. In March, several investigators from the community (not just me) will be talking to you about tracking objects 🕵️ spotted in photographed or filmed crime scenes (identification, geolocation). Several ways, several tips! 🎁

OSINT-FR@osintfr.bsky.social · 3y ago

Bonne année à tous ! L'association OSINT-FR vous souhaite une année riche en découvertes et en partages. En 2024, sur notre Discord, les adhérents auront accès chaque mois à des présentations sur des sujets variés OSINT. Pour adhérer : www.helloasso.com/associations... Calendrier ⬇️

Happy new year! Enjoy your research and analysis! Tip 2024: Take a step back and talk to your peers. ✨

✨ Enjoy the end of the year! ✨ In the meantime, with part of the @bellingcat.com team and the volunteer researchers from its Global Authentication Project 🌍🌏🌎 we're continuing to feed this map which covers the entire period since 24 February 2022. Your feedback is of course most welcome!

Hospitals Bombed and Apartments Destroyed: Mapping Incidents of Civilian Harm in Ukraine - bellingca...

Bellingcat is mapping incidents that appear to have led to civilian harm and damaged civilian infrastructure in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

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And another copy of this vintage bedframe made available to the authorities! Good colour, even if it's of little importance. Same geolocation, and this is important. We archived the source and sent our report last night. bsky.app/profile/step... and www.accce.gov.au/what-we-do/t...

What a great Friday evening! We, volunteer investigators from the @osintfr.bsky.social community, helped the Australian authorities put a stop to child abuse.

Get your online translators ready*, StarMD and I have written a long article in French about identifying and geolocating a wanted item under the FBI Endangered Children Alert Program! Seeking your comment. * e.g. lnkd.in/ewj3yCkK

Le jour où nous avons dû contacter le FBI

Récit d'une investigation / cyberinvestigation via sources ouvertes pour le compte du FBI, via l'identification et la géolocalisation d'un objet repéré sur une scène de crime sur enfant. OSINT, G...

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