Villages, towns and dense areas have been burnt, destroyed, and completely levelled in northern Nigeria as the country continues its fight against the Boko Haram insurgency. Using Google Earth’s history function, we can view how landscapes change over years, as well as study developments in infrastructure and refugee movement through conflict areas. For the northern region of… Continue reading
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Tracing jihadists & kidnappers on the blockchain [Case Study]
Cryptocurrency and crime go hand-in-hand, and that’s largely due to the anonymity of online transactions. Removing that anonymity is the golden ticket for law enforcement and intelligence agencies. Using a few simple online investigation tools, and some good old tracing methods, I was able to trace the funding of a Syrian Jihadi cell, South African… Continue reading