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Google Is Automation Too? Why Public-Sector OSINT Gets Blocked
Public-sector investigators are often allowed to search manually but blocked from using OSINT tools that search the same public internet. That is not a legal strategy. It is time for legal teams and leadership to do better.

Nico Dekens | dutch_osintguy
Oct 714 min read


Phishing Campaign Identified: How OSINT Exposed a Real Calendly Link in a Fake Bloomberg Interview invite trough a x.com DM
A targeted phishing campaign used a fake Bloomberg persona, a real Calendly link and a convincing X OAuth flow to pursue people in AI and OSINT. This investigation follows the chain from social engineering to a fake “Twitta” login page, maps the public targeting pattern, and shows how to verify an interview request before it costs you an account.

Nico Dekens | dutch_osintguy
Oct 510 min read


AI May Not Replace Analysts. It May Break Them First.
AI may not replace analysts first. It may break them first. This blog explores how cognitive overload, synthetic media, AI dependence, and algorithmic pressure may erode the human judgment behind OSINT, threat intelligence, and digital investigations. The real danger is not just AI-generated content, but what prolonged exposure to machine-shaped workflows does to attention, skepticism, and critical thinking in a polluted information environment.

Nico Dekens | dutch_osintguy
Mar 1316 min read
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