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Sofia Santos

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🇵🇹 OSINT Team Lead @ CIR ~ Addicted to geolocations, explaining stuff, and when things go boom 💥 ~ Occasionally funny ~ youtube.com/@gralhix Smart opinions definitely my own. The other ones I will blame on sleep deprivation.

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🕵️ #OSINT Exercise #028 is now out!
🌡️Level: Beginners: Easy ~ Medium; Experts: Easy.
⏰Solution with full walkthrough will be uploaded to YouTube tomorrow.
🙊Have fun and no spoilers!
#osintchallenge
gralhix.com/osint-exerci...

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It's great to see how a short opinion piece I wrote on the importance of embracing failure in OSINT is still resonating with people so much ❤️

It has now been re-published by the Global Investigative Journalism Network, and can be read here:

gijn.org/stories/embr...

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Not many people can say they've been making a positive impact in the osint community for six years! Well done
@sector035.bsky.social, and a huge thank you for including my work once again (this time on a double feature! 😄)

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Just spent the last 6min watching rainbolt solving one my #OSINT exercises. It was definitely not the one I expected him to tackle which made it all the more amusing 🍿
So exciting to see that sometimes even the experts struggle (just a bit).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eg3Z...

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On Wed I was live on @bellingcat.com discord server's Stage Talk where I talked about "Getting Started in Open Source Research".
I shared how I got into OSINT, got a job at CIR, gave tips on how to start, and answered questions.
You can listen to it on soundcloud: soundcloud.com/bellingcat/g...

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🕵️ The solution to #OSINT Exercise 027 is up!
🌡️Level: Beginners: Easy; Experts: Easy.
🖥️ Check out the walkthrough on YouTube where I explain how to complete all tasks.
✅ Did you solve it?
⭐️ And a big thank you to those who already wrote walkthroughs
youtu.be/2CurukpnL0E

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The OSINT community is full of extremely talented people, sometimes making us feel unaccomplished. It is easy to fall prey to feelings of inadequacy, frustration and, on occasion, self pity. But failure is not something that can, or should, be avoided:
gralhix.com/2024/05/18/e...

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OSINT man-hunt tutorial 😎
🕵️ The solution to #OSINT Exercise 026 has been uploaded to YouTube!
🌡️Level: Beginners: Easy ~ Hard; Experts: Hard.
🖥️ Check out the walkthrough on YouTube where I explain how to complete all tasks.
✅ Did you solve them all?
youtu.be/zQelwUUTtgw

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💀Did you spot the dead body?
🕵️ The Solution To #OSINT Exercise 025 Has Been Uploaded To Youtube!
🌡️Level: Beginners: Medium; Experts: Easy.
🖥️ Check out the walkthrough on YouTube where I explain how to complete all tasks.
✅ Did you solve it?
youtu.be/yBlnExzltX8

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We're looking for an experienced editor to join our team! You'll need to be able to commission, edit and publish major stories and investigations with a strong and critical eye. The role is remote and open to anyone around the world. You can find the details here www.bellingcat.com/editor-posit...

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O cientista de dados da Bellingcat, Miguel Ramalho, ajudou o Expresso a investigar uma empresa Brasileira com ligações a Bolsonaro na semana passada, depois da mesma ter tentado enganar uma empresa de sondagens Portuguesa. O Partido Chega usou os dados publicamente em seu favor.

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🕵️ The solution to #OSINT Exercise 024 has been uploaded to YouTube!
🌡️Level: Beginners: Easy ~ Hard; Experts: Easy ~ Medium.
🖥️ Check out the walkthrough on YouTube where I explain how to complete all tasks.
✅ Did you solve it?
youtu.be/sSq8-Q0xQ3k

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My latest blog entry is now on YouTube!
I am still committed to keep providing video versions of all my content to reach those who struggle to read and process lengthy texts. So many people in OSINT are neurodivergent.
We all special in our little way 💕
youtu.be/UcRGx_1gBnM

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I often get asked about volunteer opportunities or ways to use #OSINT to help make the world a better place. Here's one!
Join the @osintfr.bsky.social discord server & help identifying items from @europol.bsky.social's Trace an Object. They are amazing at it, so you will learn from the best 👇

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🕵️ The solution to #OSINT Exercise 023 has been uploaded to YouTube!
🌡️Level: Beginners: Easy; Experts: Easy.
🖥️ Check out the walkthrough on YouTube where I explain how to complete all tasks.
✅ Did you solve it?
youtu.be/InHi17cRzsE

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Today I celebrate one year of OSINT Exercises! 🥳🎂
To commemorate did an #OSINT investigation on my OSINT Exercises over the past year (cant believe this is how I spend my weekends..)
You can literally investigate and gather intelligence from anything!
gralhix.com/2024/01/27/a...

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Two more vacancies added to the Centre for Information Resilience website, both for the Afghan Witness project:
💜Engagement Programmes Coordinator - full time , remote, £200-£225/day;
💜OSINT Content and Communications Officer - full time, remote, £190-210/day.
Go for it❤️
www.info-res.org/joinourteam

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🕵️ The solution to #OSINT Exercise 022 has been uploaded to YouTube!
🌡️Level: Beginners: Medium ~ Hard; Experts: Easy ~ Medium.
🖥️ Check out the walkthrough on YouTube where I explain how to complete all tasks.
✅ Did you solve it?
#osintchallenge
youtu.be/luDgNlZKKGA

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CIR is looking for editors (plural!)
Check out the requirements on the screenshot, and click the website for more information on how to apply.
This is a full time permanent position, and you can work remotely or from CIR’s offices in London.
#osintjobs
www.info-res.org/joinourteam

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Have you checked my FAQ page?
I get people messaging me daily with questions related to #OSINT. Last year I created an FAQ page with the most commonly asked questions & answers.
Possibly a good way to start if you're interested in a career in OSINT.

gralhix.com/faq/

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I also already recorded and uploaded the video of me reading and explaining all the details throughout the blog entry, just in case it got too confusing. Hopefully it will all make sense and be easy to follow.
youtu.be/T016W1kXKYk

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Indoor #geolocations are a special type of fun. I talked about them recently which sparked a lot of curiosity. I figured I could write a detailed blog entry explaining how it is entirely possible to geolocate indoors, using a photo of a cake as an example 🍰.
gralhix.com/2023/12/04/i...

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#OSINT advent calendar for beginners!

It was designed and created by a team at the Université d'Angers with 🇬🇧 English and 🇫🇷 French versions available.

Let the advent calendars season begin! 🎁

www.osint4fun.eu

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Last week I attended the #SIRIUS conference at the #Europol Headquarters at The Hague.
I talked about geolocation and all the exciting things we can do with it. It was great talking and listening to so many people interested in #OSINT. I just love all of it.
I even got a gift 😍

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Over 50 photos of fugitives added to the #Europol website.
Maybe you've seen some of those faces around, or maybe you can use your #OSINT skills to track them down (and inform the police, don't contact them yourself!).

Some even come with rewards.

Happy weekend, happy hunting ❤️

eumostwanted.eu

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The Centre for Information Resilience is looking for a Programme Manager for Open-Source Research. This is a full time and permanent position within the organisation, with the option to be remote.
The role description and recruitment process can be found on the website:
www.info-res.org/joinourteam

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🕵️ The solution to #OSINT Exercise 021 has been uploaded to YouTube!
🌡️Difficulty level: Beginners - Easy; Experts - Easy
🖥️ Check out the walkthrough on YouTube where I explain how to complete the exercise.
✅ Did you solve it?
youtu.be/2MBUM8C6hX4

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All my exercises come with a video walkthrough. I haven't recorded this one yet but I'm aiming for a Monday release. It will make sense then but in the meanwhile feel free to keep trying different paths.

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Glad you got there. It's not a hard geolocation but it's funny how sometimes the answer is right is front of us.

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I'm so sorry to hear you're stuck. I sometimes struggle to judge the difficulty level of things because some things feel quite straightforward and I assume it's the same for everyone. I feel like you got too focused on the image reverse search route to the detriment of other paths.

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Chocolate Time! 🍫❤️

🕵️ #OSINT Exercise #021 is now out!
🌡️Level: Beginners: Easy; Experts: Easy.
⏰Solution with full walkthrough will be uploaded to YouTube at some point 😅
🙊Have fun and no spoilers!
#osintchallenge

gralhix.com/osint-exerci...

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The answer is right in front of you! There are enough details in the photo to find the answer to that question.

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There are no stupid questions in OSINT. I just look at details a lot and google stuff. It's all about asking the right questions.

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