Inside Iran’s Nuclear Program: CIA Deception, IAEA Doubts, and Today’s Escalating Conflict More than a decade ago, the CIA pulled off a quiet nuclear sting aimed at Iran, and it still matters today as tensions around Iran’s nuclear ambitions have gotten a lot more serious. Back in February 2000, the CIA handed over doctored … Read more
We’re delighted to announce that we have been named a finalist in the ‘Agentic AI Solution of the Year’ category at the British Data Awards 2026. The awards celebrate the very best in data innovations across the UK, recognising organisations that are pushing the boundaries and delivering real-world impact through data. This category specifically highlights … Read more
Cybersecurity Advice CMMC has rolled out, and if you work with the Department of Defense, you need to be CMMC compliant to continue getting contracts. Here are five easy steps to tackle CMMC. Author’s Image The countdown has officially ended. As of November 2025, the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) is no longer just a “coming … Read more
DragonForce has demonstrated a significant surge in operational volume over recent months. With six pending publications currently staged on their infrastructure, the group’s “company strategy” has transitioned from opportunistic strikes to established, long-term market dominance. They represent a specialized threat to organizational privacy, utilizing a “Cartel” model that lowers the barrier to entry for highly … Read more
I Built a Real Autonomous AI Researcher (2025)— And Then a Scientist Tried to Rewrite the Timeline (2026) Author: Berend Watchus. Independent non profit AI & Cyber Security Researcher. March 24, 2026 [Publication for: OSINT TEAM, online magazine] PUBLIC STATEMENT — Berend F. Watchus Arnhem Area, Netherlands — March 24, 2026 I Built a Real Autonomous AI Researcher — And Then a Scientist … Read more
You cannot disappear from the internet. That is the honest answer, and any service or guide that tells you otherwise is selling a simplification. What you can do is reduce your visible footprint — significantly. You can remove yourself from the most common people-search sites, limit what appears in Google results, harden your accounts, and make it … Read more
Dr. Joe Ondrak, CEO ofPeryton Intelligence, joins us in an episode ofFrom the Source, the Blackdot podcast. He discusses semiotics, extremism, epistemic security, cultural intelligence in OSINT and understanding narratives. The conversation also touches on the implications of AI in intelligence work and the emerging phenomenon of meme coins as a new source of insight … Read more
If you have been following this series, you know the history. The first version was a command-line Python script — you ran it, it scraped a Telegram channel, translated everything, downloaded the media, and dropped a self-contained HTML report into an output folder. Useful, but you had to be comfortable with a terminal and you had to … Read more
THE GOWERS FALLACY: ANOTHER KASPAROV MOMENT — WHY THE HARD PROBLEM OF AUTONOMOUS AI SCIENTISTS WAS ALREADY SOLVED Author: Berend Watchus. Independent non profit AI & Cyber Sec Researcher, March 22, 2026 — Publication for OSINT Team online magazine The dog doesn’t need the walk. The owner doesn’t need the companionship. Neither is performing the function because of felt need. They … Read more
Cisco equipment powers the backbone of the internet — but did you know that a single open port (4786) once exposed thousands of enterprise… Continue reading on OSINT Team »