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OSINT blog: Reunion in Scotland

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  The Beer Farmers recently issued a geo-location OSINT challenge with a mystery prize for the first person to find them.  Under time pressure, I put my OSINT skills to the test to see how difficult it would be to find them.  Some Saturday fun. Where are @SeanWrightSec and @AppSecBloke in this photo? First to get it right wins something. @netsecfocus knows what it's like to win a prize from us. #HereForYou pic.twitter.com/L5HiKGAF8X — The Beer Farmers (@TheBeerFarmers) September 11, 2021 I examined the image closely, looking for any clues. The first thing I think everyone would have immediately noticed was the large greek-style columns behind Mike and Sean. These would come in handy later when roaming the streets on Google Maps.  The second thing I noticed was a backwards JD Sports logo (a highstreet clothing brand in the UK). Therefore, I realised the image was flipped horizontally, so I flipped it back: The task was then to locate which JD Sports this was goin...

OSINT blog: You Sunk My Battleship

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  Another pandemic Friday night in, another OSINT challenge to find a mate using GEOINT. In our Discord server we have a channel called 'opsec fail club' where, occassionally, someone will challenge others to geolocate them exactly. It's a fun thing to do when bored and good to practise and refine your OSINT skills. Starting point: Using the above image I was able to find where @BigLDP was located exactly. I began with checking for battleships in the US that were musems. I came across USS Intrepid  - one of the most visited in the world: The ship @BigLDP was on was not USS Intrepid , however, but does still look like an Essex-classs aircraft carrier. So I was on the right track. After going through the list of post-war rebuilds I found one that was a museum - USS Lexington aka CV-16 or "The Blue Ghost".  I was able to find the directions and satellite images of USS Lexington and all I need to do now was confirm @BigLDP's exact location.  And in a few steps, it...