Solving a REAL investigation using OSINT

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Published 2023-06-26
I can't talk about the specifics of this investigation, but it is indeed REAL. A private investigator reached out to me recently and asked if I could find the location of a screenshot from a video on Instagram.

No logos.
No street signs.
No obvious clues as to where the image was taken.

Armed with a single piece of spurious intelligence, it was solved in under an hour.

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All Comments (21)
  • @teachmecyber
    Great investigative skills there. Loved the tip on adjusting the color to see what other details you can pull. Just shows how having skillsets outside of cyber can help you be more efficient!
  • @SimplyCyber
    FREAKING MASTER CLASS IN OSINT Investigation technique. Watched it entirely. Loved the color adjustment move to bring out even more info from the pic. You didnt say it, so I will. "wait til end to see an unbelievable confirmation of the location!". Great work Gary.
  • @khaledbipss
    Great OSINT investigation! Please bring out more OSINT geolocation stuff!
  • @egorm8952
    Dude, that's some impressive detective skills you got!
  • @dsol2362
    You’re the best, man. Enjoy the videos a lot. Would love to see more of these. New subscriber. Thanks for the wisdom. ✌️👍
  • @RahimLadhajuma
    Super interesting, Gary! Love the content, as always. I'm definitely learning a lot about OSINT with you! Love how it compliments my University Major at the moment and side focus. Thanks for all this! Can't wait to see more content. Love this video and the investigation process using OSINT!
  • @Mrkonc
    This was super interesting to watch, I'm hooked and will check out more of your videos to learn more about OSINT in general and whatever else you're doing.
  • @KennithJay
    the video amongst the photos from the restaurant was key. Nice work my friend, great stuff. Thank you
  • @kcyber247
    Interesting video dude! Thanks for sharing how to combine skills. 😎 Looking forward to more!
  • @patslee1394
    fantastic video. great to see the thought process and how you used the tools available
  • @codexverma8389
    You squeezed every bit of information out of the picture 😅 this is so nice 😊
  • @ganeshtompe8776
    My First video of the day and it was pretty interesting to watch👀...Great work
  • @cybers3v3n
    You're a true inspiration to someone like me trying to get into the field. I hope to be as good as this one day. Keep up the excellent content!
  • @demonman1234
    A good example of IMINT (Image intelligence, gathering data from a photo). Extremely useful skill to have, and probably one of the most underlooked when it comes to posting on social media.. people obviously know about not sharing your name, address, phone number, etc. but typically ignore the countless photos they post on social media.. which a good portion of the time, with someone smart enough, provides a ton of valuable data on the person/where they are.. This is also a really good breakdown on the thought process while doing anything OSINT related, I subscribed.
  • @Will-ll4gv
    Just found your channel… gobsmacked, really that awesome how you figured all that out. Be expecting a call from Vera!👍
  • @ilqar200
    In TV there was USA-Iran football match not England-Wales