What a Netflix documentary taught us about the power of open-source intelligence

Published

2025-10-08 12:00

Collected

2026-07-01 12:40

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id: 558
title: "What a Netflix documentary taught us about the power of open-source intelligence"
source_domain: bugcrowd.com
source_url: "https://www.bugcrowd.com/blog/what-a-netflix-documentary-taught-us-about-the-power-of-open-source-intelligence/"
published_at: "2025-10-08 12:00"
tags: ["ctf", "osint", "social-engineering", "investigation", "ekoparty"]
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# What a Netflix documentary taught us about the power of open-source intelligence

## Summary

OSINT engineer Polem4rch frames open-source intelligence as detective work across photos, emails, and nicknames, recounting how it helped him win Argentina's Ekoparty 2024 Social Engineering CTF.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** bugcrowd.com
- **Published:** 2025-10-08 12:00
- **Original:** https://www.bugcrowd.com/blog/what-a-netflix-documentary-taught-us-about-the-power-of-open-source-intelligence/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/558