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AI can help investigators move faster. It can also be manipulated by the sources it reads. This practical guide shows how prompt injection enters OSINT workflows, how to detect hidden instructions in webpages, PDFs and spreadsheets, and how to preserve, test and report the evidence. Includes a hands-on CTF lab with three realistic files to investigate.

AI isn’t just speeding up OSINT - it’s reshaping what investigators and leaders believe is true. As hallucinations, data poisoning, and AI-generated narratives flood the information space, critical thinking is collapsing inside intelligence cycles. This blog exposes how AI-shaped distortions already influence investigations, threat intelligence, and decision-making and what must be done to stop the next intelligence failure.