Since February 2022 grain exports from occupied Crimea have skyrocketed; it's widely assumed this is coming from newly occupied territories of #ukraine. A 'shadow fleet' exports it to Russia's partners around the world.

Despite attempts to hide, open source information can still reveal a great deal about these voyages.

In this case, we tracked two large cargo ships — new additions to the 'ghost fleet' — from Sevastopol to #Iran at every step of the way.

#osint

https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2024/04/23/from-crimea-to-iran-two-more-ships-join-russias-grain-smuggling-fleet/

From Crimea to Iran: Two More Ships Join Russia’s Grain-Smuggling Fleet - bellingcat

The Zaid and Zafar sailed from a grain terminal in occupied Crimea and unloaded cargo in Iran — we followed them at every step.

^{Bellingcat Investigation Team (bellingcat)}

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Leader Of Israel's Unit 8200 (equivalent to NSA) OPSEC Mistake Exposed Long Held Identity

#News #Privacy #OPSEC #Unit8200 #Israel #SIGINT #NSA #OSINT #intelligence #infosec #Cybersecurity

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/05/top-israeli-spy-chief-exposes-his-true-identity-in-online-security-lapse

Top Israeli spy chief exposes his true identity in online security lapse

Exclusive: Yossi Sariel unmasked as head of Unit 8200 and architect of AI strategy after book written under pen name reveals his Google account

^{Harry Davies (The Guardian)}