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United States
Tech startup Deel faces accusations of helping Russian entities evade US sanctions

A new lawsuit in Florida accuses the California-based firm of helping entities in Russia move money, even cooperating with a bank under US sanctions.

United States
US Congress wants to optimise OSINT spending

When voting on the series of laws that set the US Department of Defense's budget and expenditures, lawmakers called for greater transparency regarding funds allocated to open-source intelligence. This request also reinforces the National Intelligence Directorate's role in the field.

Romania, United States
United States concerned about Russia's possible Facebook operations in Romanian election

The US embassy in Bucharest has approached authors of a freshly published memo detailing a major campaign conducted via Facebook to promote Romania's far-right party and the pro-Russian presidential candidate.

Spotlight | United States
Ex-CIA political scientist David Shullman appointed as US intel community's chief China analyst

The new National Intelligence Officer for China has a hybrid profile, combining intelligence work and academic research. He also has a background in think tanks of various political hues, a valuable asset in this period of political uncertainty.

Latvia
Latvian intelligence ups security for Western players at anti-disinformation conference

To protect participants at the European anti-disinformation NGO EU DisinfoLab's annual conference just held in Riga, only a few hundred kilometres from the Russian border, Latvia's intelligence service deployed reinforced security measures.

Ukraine, United States
The US Center for European Policy Analysis, a key interface for Polish, Ukrainian and US defence networks

Based in Washington, the think-tank promotes closer transatlantic ties, but most of all provides vital defence contacts for Kyiv and Warsaw.

France, United States
Avatars still used for online infiltrations despite growing pressure

Despite social media platforms' concerted effort to combat fake profiles, avatars have new techniques to draw on to remain of use.

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
François Lecointre, Binance and Guidepost update, G3, WestExec

Nominations, résultats financiers, nouveaux contrats : chaque mercredi, les petites et les grandes histoires de la communauté mondiale du renseignement d'affaires.

ParisFormer top general Lecointre's active retirement

WashingtonForeign Legion veterans unwittingly cited for surveillance of ex-Binance boss

LondonG3 hires Asia experts after landing John Sawers

WashingtonWestExec looks to space with former Pentagon UFO expert

The Tech Times
GEOINT and Chat-GPT, SS8 in Tunis, Belgium's cyber command Tempest zoning

From SIGINT to GEOINT and OSINT, with a dose of cyber, each week we report on events both big and small that matter in the community of technical intelligence providers.

KissimmeeGeo-ChatGPT debated in Florida

MilpitasSS8 wins Tunis geolocation bid

EvereBelgian Cyber Command contracts Intriple for Tempest zoning

Spotlight | France, United States
OSINT specialists turn to 'no-auth' to investigate on social networks

As social networking giants such as Meta take action against operators of fake profiles or avatars, open source intelligence specialists are developing new techniques to probe sites requiring authentication.