Skip Schiphorst思纪

Chinese, Arabic/MENA, and Russian (OSINT) course coordinator at I-Intelligence GmbH | Keynote Speaker | Sinologist #FLOSINT

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Chinese Corporate Research - course outline:
https://t.co/JUykar8NF6

Searching the Chinese Internet: Foundations - course outline:
https://t.co/WVGnk36DRN

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The way people spell their names can indicate where they're from, and where they're from can indicate how their names could be written.

This matters in open-source intelligence research, as the endpoint of an investigation is often a person.

For example, the surname 陈 / 陳 alone can be spelt as Chen, Chan, Chun, Chern, Tan, Chin, Ting, Ding, Tjan or Чэнь, depending on whether the person is from Beijing, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Sarawak or Indonesia, or which language the record is written in.

Add a given name, and you'll quickly end up with dozens of variants.

The following tool can help in generating these variants: https://t.co/3T8sP7r7JG

My colleague Tadeas Hajek teaches how to apply this in investigations in two @i_intelligence courses.

Find out more via the links in the comments.
#chinese #osint #kyc #edd

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I'm really happy to welcome Tadeáš Hájek to @i_intelligence !

It's particularly good to have a fellow Sinologist in the mix, as he'll be strenghtening our Chinese OSINT Team.

Tadeas will be delivering Chinese-related OSINT programmes, including our brand-new Chinese Corporate Research Course.

He'll also be helping our clients strengthen their due diligence and investigative capabilities, with some other great courses already in the pipeline.

It's great to work with you!
很高兴你加入我们！

#OSINT #ChineseOSINT #flosint

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As the geopolitical dumpster fire that is 2026 draws to a close, here are @i_intelligence 's final OSINT-Language courses of the year. Learn to find and analyse foreign-language sources, and get perspectives beyond the usual English-language bubble.

𝐎𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐓: 𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐭
16-20 November | 09:00-12:30 CET

𝐎𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐓: 𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞
19-20 November | 14:00-17:30 CET
19-20 November | 08:00-11:30 EST

𝐎𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐓: 𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐥𝐞 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐭 (𝐆𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧-𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧)
23-27 November | 13:30-17:00 CET

𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐭: 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬
16 - 20 November | 08:30-12:00 SGT
14 - 18 December | 13:30-17:00 CET

Course outlines and registrations can be found here:
https://t.co/myqInmVobi

'Wishing everyone a pleasant midweek!

#flosint #osint #opensourceintelligence

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𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐭 𝐎𝐒𝐂𝐨𝐧 2026 𝐢𝐧 𝐙𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐰𝐫𝐚𝐩! ✅ 谢谢你们！
If someone had told me a few years ago that I'd be speaking on stage in Zurich about how to use foreign languages for OSINT, I would have suggested cutting down on narcotics.

OSINT Switzerland 's team did a really good job of making the speakers feel at home (literally, as I spent my first few months as a baby in Zurich!).

On behalf of @i_intelligence , I shared some of the fundamental principles of searching online using Chinese, Russian and Arabic online sources.

If you have a keen interest in OSINT, I recommend following OSINT Switzerland! You don't need to be located there in order to make great connections in this field.
Find them here: https://t.co/1pxFXqWhGb

Wishing everyone a fun day!
#flosint #osint #opensourceintelligence

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𝐀 𝐟𝐞𝐰 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐬 𝐥𝐞𝐟𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 "𝐎𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐓: 𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐥𝐞 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞"!

Our 7-11 December 2026 course is filling up quickly, and we still have a few seats available.

At @i_intelligence we're proud to be your go-to team for language-focused OSINT training.

🌍In five 3.5-hour sessions he'll teach you how to find, collect and analyse the right information from online sources across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), using Arabic script-based searches, regional resources and practical OSINT techniques.

From search strategies and social media research to translation, names, geolocation and cultural context, this course will help you navigate a part of the internet that many researchers still find challenging.

📅 7–11 December 2026
🕘 09:00–12:30 CET
💻 Live online training
Limited seats! Don't miss your chance to join our final course of the year.

👉 Find all the details and register here:
https://t.co/lloq5rho4B
#OSINT #MiddleEast #MENA #ArabicOSINT #OSINTTraining

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This Friday, I'll be taking the stage at OScon 2026 in Zürich.

My talk topic: "Beyond Translation: Analytical Techniques for Chinese, Russian and Arabic Sources"

It's always special to return to my native Switzerland, especially to share my passion for OSINT with the community!

📅 Friday, 30 October 2026
📍 Volkshaus Zürich
🕘 09:00–17:00, followed by an apéro

Organised by OSINT Switzerland , OScon is a truly community-driven event. No sponsors, just a shared passion for OSINT.

🎟️ Check out the program and grab your seat here:
https://t.co/19V208IPy3

'looking forward to finally meeting Ivano Somaini and the other organisers!

#OScon2026 #OSINT #OSINTSwitzerland #OpenSourceIntelligence

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“How did you get into OSINT, and how can I replicate your track?” is a question I often get.
My track is not recommended😅

Truth be told, this fine piece of equipment got me into OSINT exactly 14 years ago today.
The first round got stopped. The second round Forrest-Gumped me into OSINT. One is none!

Going out with a bang this weekend! 💥 Stay off the screens - give osint a rest!

#nosint #qpo

[OsintomatiCOPS Conference @osintomaticops]

📢 Vytenis Benetis y @PaulaNagore se suman como ponentes a OSINTOMÁTICO & OSINTOMÁTICOPS España 2026.

🎤 Russian MAX: an investigator’s guide for outsiders
🎤 OSINT + IA para detectar y analizar campañas de influencia

📅 4, 5 y 6 de noviembre
🌐 https://t.co/dfqpzQgB3m

[ShadowDragon @ShadowDragonIO]

A browser is a valuable part of an OSINT investigation. Our latest guide covers 10 browser extensions every investigator should know: https://t.co/245HITxQBc

#OSINTforGood #BrowserExtensions #OSINT #DigitalInvestigations #OSINTtools #Investigations #DigitalForensics

[OSINT.JP @osintjapan]

【追加チケット販売のお知らせ】
完売となっていた https://t.co/qAKrtlFNTQ Conference 2026 のチケットですが、若干数の追加販売が決定しました！✨

📅 日時：10/14 12:30〜

▼詳細・お申し込み
https://t.co/D7T10ueJgg

#OSINT #OSINTJP

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Russian OSINT: https://t.co/HHsVIfyo1n;

Arabic web OSINT: https://t.co/PDmz13SiOO;

Chinese OSINT: https://t.co/WVGnk3662f and https://t.co/Hzn3zl14kP

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My colleague Vytenis drafted this insightful piece highlighting an important challenge in sanctions enforcement and OSINT: transliteration and name matching across different alphabets.

Last week, Mikhail Zvinchuk (Михаил Звинчук), founder of the Russian propaganda channel Rybar, traveled from Germany to Bosnia and then Montenegro, where he was detained. Montenegro is now expelling him and four others on national security grounds.

Zvinchuk has been under an EU travel ban since 2023 https://t.co/wJSBuJc6iT. How he passed through Germany remains unclear.

The key question: how effectively do screening tools handle names transliterated across different alphabets?

Звинчук appears under multiple variations, including ZVINCHUK, ZVINČUK, ZVINTJUK, Swintschuk, Zvynchuk, and Zvinčiuk. Exact-match searches can easily miss someone already on a sanctions list.

The case also shows the value of OSINT: BIRN’s Detektor reconstructed his route by geolocating videos filmed in Bosnia.

At @i_intelligence , Vytenis's Russian OSINT course covers transliteration, Russian-language research, and information verification.

Next course: 16–20 November 2026.

Chinese and Arabic OSINT courses are also available.

Links in the comments.

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People tend to assume that OSINT professionals spend all their time glued to monitors.
Funny enough, most of the ones I know try to avoid screens at all costs whenever they can!
#NOSINT is the new trend... No OSINT. Get it? 😉

Wishing everyone a monitor-free weekend!
☕🏞️

#OSINT #NOSINT

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Perhaps, before talking about winning, it might be useful to have a clear idea of what “winning” actually means.
You know...objectives, goals, desired end state that kind of stuff.
https://t.co/lqo889euIH

#ForeverWar #WarAims #EndState #Strategy #IntelligenceAnalysis

[Sylvain HAJRI @navlys__]

✈️ #LosAngeles, here I am!

🗺️ After spending the past few weeks in Scottsdale for @labscon_io, Orlando, and most recently Washington, D.C. for @osmosiscon Expo DC, I've just landed in Los Angeles!

🇺🇸 Another exciting week ahead, with a packed schedule:

🔸 P3 Conference – An incredible event hosted by SVSG at @Snap's headquarters. Always a pleasure to reconnect with Ricardo and Amanda!

🔸 USC's Annual Open Source Conference – Bringing together journalists and OSINT professionals to share knowledge, techniques, and experiences.

🔸 Law Enforcement Meetings – Several visits with local and federal law enforcement agencies to help them leverage OSINT capabilities in their investigations and operations.

Always a pleasure to connect with the #OSINT community and support those working on the front lines of investigations!

And the journey doesn't stop here... In just one week, I'll be heading to another destination.

👉 Any guesses where I'm going next?

👀 We've hidden a clue in the video.

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@navlys__ @labscon_io @osmosiscon 🔥🥋video!

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𝐓𝐰𝐨 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬. 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐎𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐓 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐝.
In November, my colleagues Paolo and Vytenis will be representing i-intelligence at the @osintomaticops and @OSINTomatic at the University in Madrid.

Paolo Walcher📅 4 November | 11:00–11:30
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𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐜 𝐎𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐓 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫’𝐬 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞

Vytenis Benetis📅 6 November | 14:30–15:00
𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐀𝐗: 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫’𝐬 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬

A big gracias to @JezerFerreira and Roberto Gonzales for putting this event together and inviting I-Intelligence again and bringing such a strong line-up of other #osint practitioners and experts together.

There are plenty of other interesting talks too!

👉 Check out the event here: https://t.co/f3USgjcd5G

Nos vemos en Madrid!

#OSINT #Osintomatico #ArabicOSINT #RussianOSINT #FLOSINT

[OsintomatiCOPS Conference @osintomaticops]

Nos enorgullece anunciar a @FutureSpaceES como Patrocinador Plata de OSINTOMÁTICO España 2026.

¡Gracias por confiar en este proyecto y formar parte de esta edición! 🧡

📍 Alcalá de Henares, Madrid
📅 4, 5 y 6 de noviembre
🌐 https://t.co/dfqpzQgB3m