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The Facebook OSINT Investigation Guide

For OSINT and SOCMINT investigators, Facebook is a powerful resource for gathering intelligence on individuals, organizations, groups, businesses, and events. Download this comprehensive guide to learn how to effectively leverage Facebook for your investigations.

Pagefreezer · Oct 16, 2026
Press Release

Pagefreezer Announces Strategic Acquisition of the X1 Social Discovery Solution to Expand Online Evidence Collection Offering

Pagefreezer, a leader in archiving and compliance solutions as well as the provider of WebPreserver, an online evidence-collection solution for websites and social media for law firms and investigative teams, announced the strategic acquisition of the X1 Social Discovery product from X1 Discovery Inc. This acquisition aims to redefine the landscape of online evidence collection solutions.

Dec 19, 2023
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Tips, Tools and Techniques for Using Open Sources in Threat Intelligence

Open-source intelligence doesn’t just refer to the accessibility of information. OSINT is the practice of collecting information from publicly available sources that is widely used by analysts in nearly every type of organization — from government and law enforcement to financial crime analysts, fraud and brand misuse investigations, and particularly cybersecurity.

Jeff Phillips · Dec 12, 2022
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How Managed Attribution Empowers Online Researchers

Chances are, anyone involved in online research – cybersecurity specialists, fraud and brand misuse analysts, law enforcement investigators – has heard of the concept of managing attribution in order to stay safe and anonymous online.

Jeff Phillips · Dec 7, 2022
Hub Article

Why and How You Should Include the Dark Web in Your Research

The dark web is an area of the internet that’s not accessible using regular commercial browsers. It is most notoriously known for the illegal activity it facilitates. However, for online investigators, the dark web can be a tremendous resource for gathering information, researching their adversaries and following up on threat indicators.

Jeff Phillips · Nov 8, 2022
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Top Online Tools for Law Enforcement Investigations

Federal and local law enforcement agencies have dedicated divisions for fighting cybercrime, and naturally, most of their time is spent browsing the internet — gathering intelligence on cyber terrorists, investigating computer-based crimes, and following up on reports of fraud, hacks and stolen data.

Jeff Phillips · Nov 2, 2022
Hub Article

Using Traditional Forensic Tools in an OSINT Environment

What do you do when you want to perform an investigation, but don’t have any media? At times I have wanted to connect the dots, disprove theories, or just view things from different angles. Stuff that’s easy to do when you have media like phones or hard drives and an analytical tool like Truxton. But, if all you have are sites on the web, what is a resourceful OSINT investigator to do?

Oct 19, 2021