Watch the replay: Decoding Russian intelligence: what medals and insignia reveal
On April 23rd, Hervé Letoqueux presented findings from two recent investigations merging OSINT and phaleristics.
What can old military decorations found on the Internet reveal about the most opaque Russian intelligence infrastructures? In a webinar hosted by EU DisinfoLab, Hervé Letoqueux, CheckFirst’s CEO, answered that question by presenting the results of two recent investigations: ‘Unveiling FSB’s 16th Center SIGINT Capabilities’ and ‘Unveiling GRU’s Information Operations Troops’. Both of these studies featured research into Russian cyber units by combining phaleristics (i.e. the academic study of medals and military decorations) and OSINT.
In this webinar, Hervé showcased the findings and methodology of both of the studies. He also explained how OSINT research can be conducted in creative ways to improve our understanding of Kremlin-linked disinformation providers and counter them more effectively.
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Decoding Secrets Through Symbols: How Military Insignia Revealed Russia’s Hidden SIGINT Network
Sometimes the best intelligence comes from the most unexpected sources. Our latest investigation proves this by using Russian online military insignia stores to map one of the FSB’s most secretive units.
Unveiling GRU’s Information Operations Troops with OSINT and Medals
We tracked the infrastructure of one of the most secretive units of Russian intelligence by using phaleristics (i.e. the academic study of medals and military decorations) and traditional OSINT techniques.
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Watch the replay: Is China trying to control the narrative about Xinjiang on Google News?
On 28 February 2023, EDMO BELUX and CrossOver jointly organised a webinar to present a study of the Belgian media landscape as aggregated by Google News, a popular tool presenting articles from publishing outlets. Watch the replay: