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Open-source intelligence is the collection and analysis of data from open sources (social media platforms, news media, blogs, forums, public records…) to support an investigation.
Used in tactics: Incrimination
Mitigations
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Avoiding self-incrimination | An adversary's ability to use open-source intelligence in investigations against you or your networks is limited if you don't use social media and generally avoid making any information about yourself or your networks public. |
Used in repressive operations
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Repression of Lafarge factory sabotage | Investigators collected metadata from photos of the action posted online, including the name and serial number of a camera[1]. This helped them identify a person they accused of taking the photos. |
| 2019-2020 case against Mónica and Francisco | The photos used to identify Mónica and Francisco in public CCTV footage were found on social media[2]. |