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Element – The New(ish) Kid On The Block

Posted on May 23, 2023July 11, 2023 By CQCore
Element – The New(ish) Kid On The Block
OSINT, Privacy, Social Media

Element came to my attention a few years ago. I had heard people in the privacy community talking about it. I wanted to see from both an OSINT and Privacy perspective what I could find out, what was freely available to be discovered. Since 2016, Element has been known in other guises such as, Riot … Read More “Element – The New(ish) Kid On The Block” »

Telegram OSINT VM Part 1

Posted on May 13, 2023July 11, 2023 By CQCore
Telegram OSINT VM Part 1
OPSEC, OSINT, Social Media, Telegram

Telegram OSINT VM Part 1 For my next blog I have decided to share my Telegram OSINT Virtual Machine. When I have a Telegram deployment I always use a dedicated virtual machine. I will never undertake research on Telegram using my perosnal device(s), accounts or personal identifiable information, either using  the Telegram Web or Telegram … Read More “Telegram OSINT VM Part 1” »

Telegram Fundamentals

Posted on January 27, 2022July 11, 2023 By CQCore 1 Comment on Telegram Fundamentals
Telegram Fundamentals
Mobile Phones, OPSEC, OSINT, Privacy, Telegram

It is 2 years since I did my first blog relating to messenger apps and what from an OSINT perspective we could find from them. In OSINT you will hear a lot said about false, positives, well what about false negatives. I have decided to do a short follow up blog on Telegram and how … Read More “Telegram Fundamentals” »

What’s Up, with WhatsApp

Posted on July 31, 2021July 11, 2023 By CQCore
What’s Up, with WhatsApp
Hostile Profiling, Mobile Phones, OPSEC, Privacy

I have been posting about WhatsApp recently so I thought I would make them all into a small blog. I was surprised (Or maybe I wasn’t) that It was recently revealed that the Prime Minister was using WhatsApp to communicate with his cabinet. The Digital Exposure vulnerabilities to the PM, would immediately be apparent to … Read More “What’s Up, with WhatsApp” »

WeChat, IMO and OSINT

Posted on February 13, 2020July 11, 2023 By CQCore
WeChat, IMO and OSINT
Mobile Phones, OSINT, Social Media

Further to my recent blog post on how we can leverage messenger apps for OSINT. I mentioned two apps that needed further examination, WeChat & IMO, the below is above and beyond entering a subject mobile number which you want to research but will give you a taster of what you can find. Within the … Read More “WeChat, IMO and OSINT” »

OSINT & Messenger Apps

Posted on January 22, 2020May 7, 2021 By CQCore
OSINT & Messenger Apps
Mobile Phones, OSINT, Privacy, Social Media

(First Published On Medium January 2020) Throughout 2019 one thing that is obvious about the OSINT community is how much work people do in their own time and how willing they are to share their work. So I decided that over the Christmas Holidays I would look at the many messenger apps that are available … Read More “OSINT & Messenger Apps” »

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