OSINT Recap' #24

What's up in OSINT in 2026 ?

The entire Predicta Lab team wishes you a happy new year 2026! May it be filled with successful investigations, enlighting OSINT methods and exciting new tools. Here's our selection from the end of last year.

News

AI is undermining OSINT's core assumptions

WITNESS explores how AI challenges core assumptions of authenticity, replicability and transparency. They also suggest how we should adapt as analysts. Read more...

Une lettre de Degun

French-speaking OSINT analysts now have a new newsletter to draw knowledge and inspiration from. Read more...

Methods & Write up

SIGINT in North Korea

From an old CIA report about a North Korean antenna targeting satellite, Matthias Wilson hypothesizes on its activity status and purpose. Read more...

They Droned Back

Follow the investigation that led seven journalism students to connect Russian-linked vessels to drone swarms targeting Germany. Read more...

Tools

Zeeschuimer

(Re)discover the browser extension that allows you to scrape TikTok, Instagram, X and more, with detailed instructions. Try now...

TGSpyder

This CLI tool is designed to automate data extraction and exploration from both public and private Telegram groups and channels. Try now...

Events

MOOC by OSINT-FR

The French collective OSINT-FR just presented its first online course on OSINT, try it now for free! Learn now...