Digital Evidence Database

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  • Expanding Skype Forensics with OSINT and Python: IP Addresses

    Institution

    Bellingcat

    Language

    English

    Publication date
    2016-06-01

    Reference link
    https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/2016/06/01/expanding-skype-forensics-with-osint-and-python-ip-addresses/
    Executive summary
    n/a
    Purpose
    To provide assistance on retrieving information on IP addresses and their geolocation.
    Description
    The guide follows up on the guide 'Expanding Skype Forensics with OSINT: Email Accounts'. The guide explores techniques to extract IP addresses and their geolocations from SQLite databases. It also explains how to present the results, for example using maps.
    Target group
    Open source researchers and investigators

  • Expanding Skype Forensics with OSINT: Email Accounts

    Institution

    Bellingcat

    Language

    English

    Publication date
    2016-05-02

    Reference link
    https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/2016/05/02/expanding-skype-forensics-with-osint-email-accounts/
    Executive summary
    n/a
    Purpose
    To provide assistance on retrieving email accounts.
    Description
    The guide explores techniques to extract emails from SQLite databases. It also explains how to present the results, for example using maps.
    Target group
    Open source researchers and investigators

  • Automated Reverse Image Search Part 2: Vimeo

    Institution

    Bellingcat

    Language

    English

    Publication date
    2016-04-12

    Reference link
    https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/2016/04/12/automated-reverse-image-search-part-2-vimeo/
    Executive summary
    n/a
    Purpose
    To provide assistance in identifying the upload information of a video.
    Description
    The guide covers how to use TinEye API for Vimeo to retrieve the location of the preview image, and to submit it to TinEye for reverse searching. It seeks to assist in determining the video is brand new or something that has been reposted from an earlier point in time.
    Target group
    Open source researchers and investigators

  • Automatically Finding Weapons in Social Media Images Part 2

    Institution

    Bellingcat

    Language

    English

    Publication date
    2016-03-01

    Reference link
    https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/how-tos/2016/03/01/automatically-finding-weapons-in-social-media-images-part-2/
    Executive summary
    n/a
    Purpose
    To provide assistance in retrieving photographs on social media in which weapons can be found.
    Description
    The guide explores targeted tools to retrieve photographs from social media platforms such as Twitter. It provides detailed instructions on setting up a Twitter API Key, and adding Twitter to Gunhunter.
    Target group
    Open source researchers and investigators

  • Automatically Finding Weapons in Social Media Images Part 1

    Institution

    Bellingcat

    Language

    English

    Publication date
    2016-01-11

    Reference link
    https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/2016/01/11/automatically-finding-weapons-in-social-media-images-part-1/
    Purpose
    To provide assistance in tagging photographs on social media in which weapons can be found.
    Description
    The guide explores techniques to send images to Imagga APPI, which automatically tags pictures with keywords that it feels accurately describe some of the objects contained within the picture and that may contribute to the identification of weapons on pictures. It includes prerequisites, steps for finding tags, and addresses challenges regarding some pictures.
    Target group
    Open source researchers and investigators

  • Online Identification of Conflict Related Environmental Damage

    Institution

    Bellingcat

    Language

    English

    Publication date
    2015-12-17

    Reference link
    https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/how-tos/2015/12/17/online-identification-of-conflict-related-environmental-damage-a-beginners-guide/
    Executive summary
    n/a
    Purpose
    To provide assistance in the use of OSINT tools for environmental impact mapping.
    Description
    The guide addresses the use of OSINT tools for environmental impact mapping. It goes into more depth on how these tools can be a useful means for monitoring live conflicts for non-governmental organisations, international organisations and humanitarian workers providing aid in affected areas. The guide is limited to Syria but contains relevant tools applicable to other contexts.
    Target group
    Open source investigators, NGOs, international organizations and humanitarian workers.

  • Searching the Earth: Essential Geolocation Tools for Verification

    Institution

    Bellingcat

    Language

    English

    Publication date
    2015-07-25

    Reference link
    https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/how-tos/2015/07/25/searching-the-earth-essential-geolocation-tools-for-verification/
    Executive summary
    n/a
    Purpose
    To provide an overview of geolocation tools for verification
    Description
    The guide provides an overview of the essential geolocation tools for verification of digital and geospatial evidence. It includes detailed advice on how to tools such as Google Earth and geotags.
    Target group
    Open source researchers and investigators

  • Unveiling Hidden Connections with Google Analytics IDs

    Institution

    Bellingcat

    Language

    English

    Publication date
    2015-07-23

    Reference link
    https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/how-tos/2015/07/23/unveiling-hidden-connections-with-google-analytics-ids/
    Executive summary
    n/a
    Purpose
    To provide advice on how to research the authorship of anonymous websites through the use of Google Analytics ID
    Description
    The guide provides assistance on unveiling hidden connection with Google Analytics IDs in order to research the authorship of anonymous webistes. It addresses additional websites to reverse-search IDs, to verify the source code, to retrieve relevant metadata, to preserve web pages and map the network.
    Target group
    Open source researchers and investigators

  • Who to Trust, Google or the Russian MoD? A Guide to Verifying Google Earth Satellite Image Dates

    Institution

    Bellingcat

    Language

    English

    Publication date
    2015-06-05

    Reference link
    https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/how-tos/2015/06/05/google-earth-image-verification/
    Purpose
    To provide assistance in the verification of Google Earth satellite image dates
    Description
    The guide provides assistance on the verification of Google Earth satellite image dates. For this purpose, it uses the findings of Bellingcat regarding the 21 July Russian MoD satellite images after the 17 July downing of the MH17.
    Target group
    Open source researchers and investigators

  • Automating Photo Retrieval for Geolocating – Part 2:Wikimapia

    Institution

    Bellingcat

    Language

    English

    Publication date
    2015-05-13

    Reference link
    https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/2015/05/13/automating-photo-retrieval-for-geolocating-part-2-wikimapia/
    Executive summary
    n/a
    Purpose
    To provide assistance on automating as much photo retrieval as possible in order to speed up the process of geolocating photographs.
    Description
    The guide provides detailed instructions on automatic photo retrieval for geolocating photographs, through the use of Wikimapia API.
    Target group
    Open source researchers and investigators

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