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🛰️ Weekly OSINT Download – May 27
Signals tracked. Tools tested. Gaps closed.

📍 Applied Recon:

Practiced identity profiling from minimal data: usernames, metadata, old accounts.

Refined solo background check flow — efficient, client-ready, no fluff.

Geolocation drills: worked image verification and failed trails to sharpen instinct and exit discipline.

Began longform narrative analysis — tracking how pacing and structure shape viewer retention and emotional targeting.

🗂️ Signal Shaping:

Studied why 20-min, 3-arc formats dominate high-retention media.

Logged passive audio elements as ambient framing tools.

Tuned voice delivery for clarity and precision — applied to case narration and info drops.

🛠️ In Progress:

CTF prep: US Cyber Games open soon.

Building quiet authority — showing work through process, not hype.

Laying down content as proof-of-skill, not just noise.

Medium · From Handle to Human: Solo OSINT Profiling with Free ToolsBy TxRattler

In OSINT Challenges news, I pulled up @gralhix's exercise 013 only to find it's no longer possible due to Google's polite sensibilities. I reviewed Gralhix's walk-through anyway and was happy to learn something new: the what3words geocoding system.

Something I might have normally dismissed as mumbo jumbo turns out to be a precise and easy-to-communicate way of sharing coordinates.

I can imagine various scenarios where this bit of knowledge might come in handy in an #OSINT investigation.

what3words: what3words.com/about

My notes on Gralhix's solution: medium.com/points-unknown/gral

Gralhix's OSINT Exercises: gralhix.com/list-of-osint-exer

Just posted a new OSINT write-up! This one's about spotting pro vs. amateur photos at cultural events. No fancy tech needed - just your eyes and some curiosity. It's a great starting point if you're new to OSINT or want a low-pressure way to sharpen your skills. Check it out and let me know what you think!

Exercise Created by @gralhix

gralhix.com/list-of-osint-exer

Exercise write-up:
medium.com/points-unknown/gral

Sofia Santos | OSINT Analysis & Exercises · OSINT Exercise #010Welcome to OSINT Exercise #010! Task briefing: A Twitter user shared three photos of an event. Please answer the following questions:a) Which event is being celebrated in the photos? b) Which two p…

📍 7 down, 20 to go in my OSINT challenge journey with @gralhix!

🔍 New to OSINT? Check out the just-released @Bellingcat 2023 review of their groundbreaking work:
youtu.be/wp_KJ9EaMvk?si=3EVi-H

✍️ My latest write-up (Exercise 007):
medium.com/points-unknown/gral

🚀 Want to try OSINT yourself? Explore Gralhix's exercises:
gralhix.com/list-of-osint-exer

The fact that directly uploading videos to Mastodon servers creates problems (for understandable reasons) is going to be another challenge for accounts on this platform.

Being able to directly archive/store videos from other platforms on Twitter seamlessly was pretty handy.