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Open Source Toolkit by @allthecitizens

Believing investigative journalism is healthy for democracy, we're posting a series of toolkit links we think are vital for investigating corruption.

Please RT.

#1/50 is @ICIJ’s Offshore Leaks database

offshoreleaks.icij.org Image
#2/50 of our daily #OpenSourceToolkit is @wikileaks. Please RT!

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 Image
#3/50 of our daily #OpenSourceToolkit is @DDoSecret

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. Image
@DDoSecret #4/50 of our daily #OpenSourceToolkit is @_IntelligenceX

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 Image
@DDoSecret @_IntelligenceX #5/50 of our daily #OpenSourceToolkit is @dataportals

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 Image
@DDoSecret @_IntelligenceX @dataportals #6/50 of our daily #ToolsForCitizens is Icarus Flights by @C4ADS

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 Image
#7/50 of our daily #OpenSourceToolkit is G-Info by @UK_CAA. Please RT!

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/ Image
#8/50 of our daily #OpenSourceToolkit is @HMLandRegistry. Please RT!

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 Image
@HMLandRegistry #9/50 of our daily #OpenSourceToolkit is @Debretts

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… Image
#10/50 of our daily #OpenSourceToolkit is the 500 Wealth Managers Indices created by @SpearsMagazine

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 Image
#11/50 of our daily #OpenSourceToolkit is the Address Book created by @Tatlermagazine

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… Image
@Tatlermagazine #12/50 of our daily #OpenSourceToolkit is @mpinterests

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 Image
#18/50 of our daily #OpenSourceToolkit is The Red Notices List by @INTERPOL_HQ which contains the names of wanted fugitives and their charges. A good list to have to hand!
interpol.int/en/How-we-work… Image
#19/50 of our daily #OpenSourceToolkit is the database of Local Authority Revenue Expenditure and Financing @mhclg

Find who won public contracts in local areas. This database shows which cronies your local MP has seen fit to bestow your tax money upon

gov.uk/government/col… Image

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Dec 13, 2023
🚨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 Image
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…
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"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

tortoisemedia.com/2023/06/01/eve…
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". Image
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Jun 1, 2023
4pm today is the deadline for the Cabinet Office to hand over Boris Johnson’s unredacted 24 notebooks and WhatsApps to the COVID public inquiry.

theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/m…
So far, the Cabinet Office has insisted that any “irrelevant” material should be redacted, in order to protect policy-forming and privacy.

The public is left wondering: "What are they trying to hide?"
Beware: the obstacle is NOT Boris Johnson, who has committed to sharing his WhatsApps and notes.

It's messages from serving ministers and officials at stake now, including, possibly, from PM Rishi Sunak.

@rowenamason has an explainer.

theguardian.com/politics/2023/…
Read 5 tweets
May 30, 2023
🔴 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

What is there to hide?

theguardian.com/politics/2023/…
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
Read 6 tweets
May 29, 2023
🚨🚨🚨 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. Image
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
Read 7 tweets
Mar 28, 2023
🔴NEW: Lack of transparency over police forces' covert use of predictive policing software raises concerns about human rights abuses:

@allthecitizens/@BylineTimes have discovered over £5m in government work issued to social media monitoring firm Dataminr.
The UK gov is deploying software used to shut down BLM protests in the US.

Research released today in @SageJournals, by @dreleanordrage / @fedefrabetti1 shows how the software is more likely to flag left wing, black and brown crowds as potential threats:
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/01…
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.
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