Benjamin Strick
Data. Maps. OSINT. Investigative Journalism

Hi! I’m Ben, the Director of Investigations at the Centre for Information Resilience. I lead teams utilising open source intelligence (OSINT) to support civil society, media, governments, and accountability mechanisms. With a background in law and the military, I previously worked as an open source investigator for BBC Africa Eye and contributed to Bellingcat. In 2021, I was honoured as the OSINT Champion of the Year and recognised as one of the Top 100 influencers of open technology in the UK in 2023. Through my free YouTube tutorials, I aim to democratise open source investigation skills. Explore further to learn more about my work.

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SOME PROJECTS I HAVE WORKED ON

INVESTIGATING INFLUENCE OPERATIONS IN WEST PAPUA AND FINDING THE MARKETING FIRM BEHIND THEM
OCELLI PROJECT: TRACKING BURNED AND BULLDOZED ROHINGYA VILLAGES IN MYANMAR’S RAKHINE STATE AND CREATING PUBLICLY AVAILABLE GEODATASETS
TRAINING AND PRESENTING TO JOURNALISTS AND CIVIL SOCIETY ACROSS THE WORLD ABOUT THE POWER OF OSINT
FINDING MCAFEE: A CASE STUDY ON GEOLOCATION
TRACKING HARMFUL INFLUENCE OPERATIONS IN INDIA
DOCUMENTING AND VERIFYING HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN MYANMAR SINCE THE 2021 COUP
USING DIGITAL INVESTIGATIVE TECHNIQUES TO INVESTIGATE THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR A MASSACRE IN CAMEROON
COLLABORATIVELY DOCUMENTING AND VERIFYING FOOTAGE OF RUSSIA’S FULL-SCALE INVASION OF UKRAINE
DOCUMENTING A MASSACRE LIVESTREAMED IN SUDAN’S KHARTOUM
YOUTUBE CHANNEL ON OSINT TECHNIQUES
EU ARMS PROJECT: TRAINING AND USING DIGITAL INVESTIGATIONS SKILLS TO FIND WHERE EU ARMS WERE SOLD AND USED IN HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES
TRACKING AND DOCUMENTING THE TOXIC HATESPEECH TARGETING UKRAINIANS, USED BY RUSSIA AND ITS PROXIES