Case studies

Anonymized and public-record investigations that demonstrate OSINT methodology end to end.

Verifying a Viral Image

journalism

  • reverse-image
  • metadata
  • wayback-machine

A viral image presented as recent was matched to an earlier publication, its original context recovered, and the reposter's claim retracted.

Tracing Shell Company Ownership

corporate

  • company-registry
  • whois
  • foia
  • metadata

A five-jurisdiction corporate chain was mapped, with three natural persons identified as common directors across the chain.

Following the Flight Logs

financial

  • metadata
  • foia
  • google-dorking
  • wayback-machine

A published methodology for turning a scanned log set into a searchable, hashed, and cross-referenced dataset suitable for long-form investigation.

Documenting Enforcement Encounters

legal

  • wayback-machine
  • metadata
  • reverse-image
  • social-media

A documented workflow for preserving witness-captured footage and metadata in a form that supports civil-rights review without exposing bystanders.

Tracking a Disinformation Network

digital

  • social-media
  • whois
  • shodan
  • maltego
  • wayback-machine

A cluster of 24 accounts and 9 domains was identified as operationally coordinated, documented with shared-infrastructure and behavioural signals.