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I listen to music a lot, I ride motorcycles and I investigate cyber & financial crime, corruption and other wrongdoings. ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ MacNeal-LCB & Partners https://macneal-lcb.com/ The Coalition of Cyber Investigators https://www.coalitioncyber.com

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The Ultimate OSINT Beginnerโ€™s Guide for Companies Operating in Less Mature Markets Introduction

The Ultimate OSINT Beginnerโ€™s Guide for Companies Operating in Less Mature Markets. Investigators discuss some of the ways that OSINT can help manage the risk of blind spots when you have operations in less mature markets.

medium.com/h7w/the-ulti...

04.02.2026 01:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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AI in OSINT Investigations: Balancing Innovation with Evidential Integrity

AI is changing OSINT investigations, but speed should not come at the expense of admissibility. Putting a case together quickly is useless if your evidence is thrown out of court.

medium.com/@city.paul/a...

08.02.2026 18:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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AI in OSINT Investigations: Balancing Innovation with Evidential Integrity | The Coalition of Cyber Investigators The Coalition of Cyber Investigators join forces with Tesari AI to discuss why the use of AI in OSINT investigations must balance innovation and technology with evidential integrity.

AI is changing #OSINT but speed is useless if your #evidence is thrown out of court

We just teamed up with Tesari AI to explore the risks of using #AI in #investigations

Thanks to authors @londoncity325.bsky.social @nealysart.bsky.social & Elisar Nurmagambet.

#law #legal #procedures

08.02.2026 23:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Ultimate OSINT Beginnerโ€™s Guide for Companies Operating in Less Mature Markets. | The Coalition of Cyber Investigators The Coalition of Cyber Investigators discuss some of the ways that OSINT can help manage the risk of blind spots when you have operations in less mature markets.

Blind spots when trying to manage risk in your overseas operations?

Our new #OSINT beginners guide by @londoncity325.bsky.social & @nealysart.bsky.social
helps you spot the risks traditional reports miss - from local partner ties to shadow markets.

Read the full guide below๐Ÿ‘‡

01.02.2026 22:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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When Intelligence Goes Wrong: The Maccabi Tel Aviv Case and the Urgent Need for Better OSINT Tradecraft | The Coalition of Cyber Investigators The Coalition of Cyber Investigators review the Maccabi Tel Aviv case to demonstrate the importance of adhering to core intelligence tradecraft principles.

West Mids Police Chief Craig Guildford retires following Maccabi Tel Aviv fan ban debacle - raises critical issues for #OSINT professionals.

Read our latest analysis & lessons to be learned - authored by @londoncity325.bsky.social, @nealysart.bsky.social & @coalitionci.bsky.social
#intelligence

16.01.2026 23:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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E95 | The Rise of Citizen OSINT and What to Do About It In this episode, hosts Robert Vamosi and AJ Nash engage with Neil Ysart, a seasoned expert in cyber investigations and OSINT.

Coalition of Cyber Investigators cofounder @nealysart.bsky.social was a guest on @authentic8.bsky.social NeedleStack podcast where #OSINT cowboys, the #risks of ad hoc #investigations & the need for global #standards were among the topics discussed.

07.12.2025 02:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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How Private Equity (PE) Firms Can Use OSINT โ€“ A Beginner's Guide | The Coalition of Cyber Investigators The Coalition of Cyber Investigators and guest author Ryan Kyle explore how Private Equity (PE) firms can use OSINT to boost their investment strategies. They outline core OSINT benefits and illustrat...

Our new #OSINT beginners guide for Private Equity firms is out!

Deals often hinge on info beyond pitch decks OSINT is now essential for investors

Written by @coalitionci.bsky.social cofounders @londoncity325.bsky.social @nealysart.bsky.social & Ryan Kyle of www.wearekiss.co

Find out more below๐Ÿ‘‡

30.11.2025 21:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Spotting Whatโ€™s Missing In ACCAโ€™s โ€œCombatting Fraud In A Perfect Stormโ€ | The Coalition of Cyber Investigators The Coalition of Cyber Investigators comment on the ACCA's latest anti-fraud guidance and find some key fraud investigation components missing.

Read the commentary from @coalitionci.bsky.social on the latest report from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) - Combatting Fraud in a Perfect Storm - we point out what's missing and highlight an opportunity for #OSINT standards development.

#fraud #investigations #Risk

21.11.2025 00:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Protecting Your Family with OSINT โ€“ A Beginnerโ€™s Guide | The Coalition of Cyber Investigators The Coalition of Cyber Investigators has partnered with Todd G. Shipley and Art Bowker, authors of Surviving a Cyberattack: Securing Social Media and Protecting Your Home, to release a new OSINT begin...

๐Ÿ’ฅOur latest OSINT beginners guide - out now๐Ÿ’ฅ
Developed by @londoncity325.bsky.social @nealysart.bsky.social, Todd G. Shipley & Art Bowker

Learn how to use #OSINT to keep your family safe.

Read it below & find out more about Art & Todd's book on which the guide is based
#onlinesafety #Cybercrime

10.11.2025 03:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Amplification Files - Week 3: The Worlds Biggest Business News Platform | The Coalition of Cyber Investigators Week 3 of the Amplification Files from The Coalition of Cyber Investigators looks at the role the worlds biggest business news platform played in unwittingly amplifying the fradulent messages of a fak...

When a fraudulent โ€œfund managerโ€ shows up on the worldโ€™s mostโ€‘visited finance site, people believe it.

Read Week 3 of The Amplification Files to learn about the role of @yahoofinance.com in unwittingly amplifying the scammers message

#OSINT #investigation #boilerroom #investment #fraud #scam

17.10.2025 23:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Amplification Files - Week 2: The Frankfurt Stock Exchange | The Coalition of Cyber Investigators This is Week 2 of The Amplification Files where The Coalition of Cyber Investigators tell the story of how a boiler room investment scam operation was able to credentialise itself on one of the most r...

When a fake press release surfaced on The Frankfurt Stock Exchange, investment fraud was unwittingly amplified

Disclaimers don't stop fraud

Week 2 of the Amplification Files from @CoalitionCI is live now

#OSINT #investigation #investment #fraud #scam

08.10.2025 00:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Borrowed trust makes fraud believable.

The Amplification Files Week 2 drops soon.

A fake โ€œfund managerโ€
A โ€œtrustedโ€ channel
Real harm

Follow @coalitionci.bsky.social as we reveal another trusted
institution amplifying fraud

#Amplification #Fraud #OSINT #investigations #investment #scam

06.10.2025 07:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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When the London Stock Exchangeโ€™s (LSE) Regulatory News Service (RNS) - authorised by the FCA as a Primary Information Provider in the UK - carried bogus bulletins, fraudsters gained credibility they never earned.

Case 1 of #TheAmplificationFiles is live.

coalitioncyber.com/the-amplific...

01.10.2025 00:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Find out which trusted institutions gave boiler room investment scammers credibility they never deserved

The Amplification Files begins in October.

Follow @coalitionci.bsky.social
each week as we name the institutions involved.

#OSINT #investigations #intelligence #investment #fraud #scam

30.09.2025 04:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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OSINT and Digital ID Cards: Are We All Becoming Digital Ghosts? | The Coalition of Cyber Investigators The Coalition of Cyber Investigators explores how OSINT can play a pivotal role in strengthening, testing, and safeguarding digital identity frameworks.

Digital IDs are the talk of the town globally ๐Ÿ” but with new systems come new risks.

The latest take from @coalitionci.bsky.social authored by @londoncity325.bsky.social & @nealysart.bsky.social explores how #OSINT can help secure digital ID frameworks.

Read the full article below๐Ÿ‘‡

28.09.2025 00:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A Raw Take on OSINT's Broken State - Time for Real Change | The Coalition of Cyber Investigators The Coalition of Cyber Investigators provide an unfiltered take on the need for OSINT to address issues such as platform bias, insecure tools, and a lack of standards - it's time for real change.

OSINT isnโ€™t just flawed โ€” itโ€™s broken.
Platform bias, abandoned tools, and zero #standards are undermining trust in open-source #intelligence.
Our raw take written by @londoncity325.bsky.social & @nealysart.bsky.social : #OSINT needs transformation & standardisation - not tweaks

Read more below โคต๏ธ

23.09.2025 01:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Fifty Years of Deception: From Forged Letters to Synthetic Identities | The Coalition of Cyber Investigators To mark their 50th published article, The Coalition of Cyber Investigators look back at the evolution of deception over the last 50 years and the role that OSINT now plays in unmasking it.

๐Ÿšจ 50 Articles. 50 Years of Deception ๐Ÿšจ

โ€ผ๏ธ @coalitionci.bsky.social just dropped its 50th articleโ€ผ๏ธ

Authored by @londoncity325.bsky.social & @nealysart.bsky.social - it reflects on how deception has evolved in the last 50 years & the role #OSINT plays in countering it

#investigations #deception

21.09.2025 23:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The techniques pioneered here arenโ€™t just history - theyโ€™re still driving global OSEC investigations today.

The latest from @coalitionci.bsky.social
is mustโ€‘read for investigators and policymakers

#osint #investigations #osec #policing

19.09.2025 01:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Boiler Room Investment Frauds: Evolution, Detection, and Prevention | The Coalition of Cyber Investigators The Coalition of Cyber Investigators explore boiler room investment fraud, revealing how these scams have evolved from old-school cold calls to sophisticated, tech-driven organised crime operations. T...

Recommended additional reading - "Boiler Room Investment Frauds: Evolution, Detection, and Prevention"

The article explores boiler room investment fraud, revealing how these scams have evolved from old-school cold calls to sophisticated, tech-driven organised crime operations

17.09.2025 17:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Elon Muskโ€™s space unicorn has a scam problem | The Observer Cybercriminals are stealing the identities of investment firms to con millions out of would-be SpaceX investors

๐ŸšจNEW: Amid Muskโ€™s turn to Dark MAGA, the rush for SpaceX shares has seen fraudsters mercilessly targeting investors with no means of buying into the firmโ€™s success. My debut @theobserveruk.bsky.social, on how one group used AI to dupe victims out of millions.๐Ÿ‘‡

observer.co.uk/news/busines...

17.09.2025 17:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Elon Muskโ€™s space unicorn has a scam problem | The Observer Cybercriminals are stealing the identities of investment firms to con millions out of would-be SpaceX investors

Pleased that our co-founder @nealysart.bsky.social
contributed to this deep dive by @theobserveruk.bsky.social
on #SpaceX investment fraud from @willneal.bsky.social
Scammers are leveraging AI & sophisticated tactics to defraud investors globally
#osint #investigations #investment #fraud #spaceX

17.09.2025 15:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Lies, private jets and a missing $86m: Inigo Philbrickโ€™s art world swindle Convicted fraudster expresses regret in a two-part BBC documentary but also asks โ€˜what about all the good deals?โ€™

๐Ÿšจ $86M gone. Inigo Philbrickโ€™s art fraud www.theguardian.com/artanddesign... shows how easily the market hides crime.

A reminder: OSINT can bolster AML in the art world
Our Beginners Guide from 6 months ago is still as relevant as ever.
Read the guide here
๐Ÿ‘‰ coalitioncyber.com/using-osint-...

13.09.2025 02:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ•ต๏ธโ€โ™€๏ธ The Web of Investigators: How OSINT Communities Empower Us ๐Ÿ”Ž OSINT can feel like a solitary craft โ€” one investigator, one screen, endless tabs. But hereโ€™s the truth: the strongest investigators arenโ€™t working alone.

Brilliant post from Toddington International Inc.! "The Web of Investigators" is a timely reminder that OSINT truly thrives on collaboration and shared expertise. Whether youโ€™re a newcomer or a seasoned analyst, tapping into supportive communities opens doors.

www.linkedin.com/pulse/web-in...

12.09.2025 12:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Why Digital Forensics Still Clings to ACPO Guidelines from 2012? | The Coalition of Cyber Investigators The Coalition of Cyber Investigators discuss the relevance of digital forensic guidelines that were last updated in 2012

Ever wondered why Digital Forensic professionals, particularly in the UK, still rely on 13 yrs old ACPO guidance?

Find out by reading the latest analysis from @coalitionci.bsky.social written by @londoncity325.bsky.social & @nealysart.bsky.social

#investigations #digitalforensics #cybercrime

11.09.2025 00:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The Coalition of Cyber Investigators

The Coalition of Cyber Investigators

This month, our team @coalitionci.bsky.social has published analysis on some of the most topical issues in the OSINT and cyber investigation space.

Visit coalitioncyber.com/coalition-os... for free resources & insights

FOLLOW The Coalition of Cyber Investigators for more

#OSINT #investigations

29.08.2025 08:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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What is in the Jeffrey Epstein Files, and can OSINT Reveal the Answer? | The Coalition of Cyber Investigators The Coalition of Cyber Investigators explore the role that OSINT can play in establishing the contents of the Epstein Files and exposing what's missing.

๐Ÿšจ Thousands of #EPSTEIN case files have been shared with Congress โ€” but key material remains missing.
No client list, redactions, missing information etc - what role can #OSINT play?

Authored by @londoncity325.bsky.social & @nealysart.bsky.social our latest report looks at how OSINT can help

28.08.2025 02:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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OSINT in Insurance: Evolving From Tools to Frameworks | The Coalition of Cyber Investigators The Coalition of Cyber Investigators discuss the advantages to insurance companies of moving from standalone OSINT solutions to a framework approach.

Our new report. - โ€œOSINT in Insurance: Evolving From Tools to Frameworksโ€ (authors @londoncity325.bsky.social @nealysart.bsky.social & guest author, investigations specialist Mengqi (Annie) Tu from @prudentialplc )

Take advantage of #OSINT - on your own terms

Read more below:๐Ÿ‘‡

26.08.2025 06:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Enhanced Challenges and Mitigation Strategies for OSINT AI Integration Exploring the risks of integrating AI into OSINT workflows, from hallucinations to evidentiary limitations, and outlining mitigation strategies to preserve analytical integrity.

๐Ÿค– AI in #OSINT offers power but brings risks: hallucinations, weak evidence & bias.

Paul & Neal (The Coalition of Cyber Investigators) share strategies to keep integrity intact.

www.osint.uk/content/enha...

18.08.2025 16:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Art of Connection - How Threat Actors Exploit Professional Networks | The Coalition of Cyber Investigators The Coalition of Cyber Investigators discuss how organised crime groups are weaponising LinkedIn as way of stealing personal information and credentialising sophisticated frauds such as boiler room in...

โ€ผ๏ธNew cybercrime research: The Art of Connectionโ€ผ๏ธ

Authored by @londoncity325.bsky.social & @nealysart.bsky.social it explains how organised crime is weaponising LinkedIn, exposes fake profiles, shares real case studies & reveals a live attack happening now!

Your move, @linkedin.com

#OSINT

17.08.2025 21:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Britainโ€™s art-loving elite fumes at money laundering crackdown Experts fear tough rules for the art world โ€” meant to root out criminals โ€”ย will send business to New York and Hong Kong.

@politico.eu flags HMRCโ€™s tougher AML & the friction for art markets

Our view: donโ€™t fight it - outsmart it. Integrate OSINT workflows to your risk & compliance ops - keeps deals fast & clean.

Read our beginners guide on how to do it : coalitioncyber.com/using-osint-... #AML #OSINT #ArtMarket

16.08.2025 04:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0