The notorious publisher of Hilary Clinton’s emails and US military cover-ups still regularly releases datasets of restricted official materials for the scrutiny of citizens everywhere: wikileaks.org
DDoSecrets publishes info in the public interest, like foreign investments in Myanmar linked to the displacement and genocide of the Rohingya, and social media sites linked to the attempted US coup.
Intelligence X is a European darknet/data leak search engine containing over 34.5 billion records - which is easily searchable (and doesn’t sell your data): intelx.io
For an even more extensive list of databases than this one, check out dataportals.org which lists around 600 regional and national data portals from across the globe
If you’re looking to track the illicit goods or ill-gotten gains of corrupt officials & organised criminals then icarus.flights may be just the tool for you. Free for journalists but paid for everyone else
Similar to yesterday’s resource, G-Info is a free-to-use aircraft register that allows you to search for aircrafts with as little as the name of the registered owner at your disposal:siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/
Searching for the owner of that enormous mansion? Tracking an oligarch? No source is more reliable than the HM Land Registry. You have to purchase the details, usually only a few £s: eservices.landregistry.gov.uk
If you’re looking to do a bit of digging on the royals, a good place to start is Debretts line of succession, which also includes the birthdays, photos and dating histories of those in line to the throne: debretts.com/the-royal-fami…
If you’re looking for a handbook on high society and how the elite spend their cash, check out the wealth managers Spear’s recommend to their clientele: spears500.com
Designed as a "lifestyle guide for high net worth individuals seeking the very best of everything”, when used in reverse it acts as a useful database for investigators addressbook.tatler.com/high-net-worth…
Thanks to open data legislation, MPs are required to state all the company boards they sit on, expenses they have claimed, and every financial “gift” they receive, from dinners to duck houses. membersinterests.org.uk
🚨NEW: Report from @JointCtteNSS warns the UK is facing "high risk of catastrophic ransomware attack" from foreign actors, like Russia, China & North Korea.
This comes a week after UK govt finally admitted to Russian interference in British politics. 🧵/1
2/The report states that @ukhomeoffice is not fit or prepared to see off these attacks from foreign actors.
It adds that"majority of ransomware attacks against the UK are from Russian-speaking perpetrators but this is not a straightforward state threat." committees.parliament.uk/publications/4…
3/Last week, the Foreign Office finally admitted to Russian interference in British politics.
It said Russian Intelligence Services targeted high-profile individuals in UK inc MPs & journalists through cyber operations. gov.uk/government/new…
"Ukraine targeted Alexander Lebedev as part of a wave of sanctions against individuals supportive of Russia’s war, placing greater scrutiny on the oligarch’s links to the UK government". @pcaruanagalizia@tortoise#RussiaReport
Boris Johnson gave Lebedev’s son Evgeny, a close friend, a life peerage despite security warnings from MI5. "The Cabinet Office has told parliament that “Lord Lebedev is a man of good standing.” Lord Lebedev has said that he has “no links to the Kremlin".
🔴 The Cabinet Office could take unprecedented action to prevent Boris Johnson’s unredacted diaries and WhatsApp messages from being handed over to the official Covid inquiry
We are so convinced of the need for transparency and accountability in the handling of official business that in March 2022 we went to court to challenge the government's use of disappearing #WhatsApp & text messages.
In July 2022, we requested a copy of the WhatsApp messages sent by No 10 staff shared with Sue Gray for her report on the Partygate when Boris Johnson was PM.
Here is the Cabinet Office's reply
🚨🚨🚨 NHS data breach: NHS trusts are sharing intimate details about patients’ medical conditions, appointments and treatments with Facebook without consent and despite promising never to do so. theguardian.com/society/2023/m…
An astounding investigation by @shanti_das@ObserverUK has revealed how a covert tracking tool in the websites of 20 NHS trusts has for years collected browsing information and shared it with Meta, in a major breach of NHS patients'privacy.
What data have been compromised?
granular details of
✔️ pages viewed
✔️buttons clicked
✔️keywords
Revealed
✔️user's IP address, a piece of info that can identify an individual or household
✔️ details of Facebook accounts
Dataminr have been awarded work with the Ministry of Defence, Cabinet Office, and Foreign Office between 2017-2022, but details of their work with all departments is considered exempt under FOI, as is whether they’re working with police in the UK.