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How Leading FIs Are Using OSINT
Discover how leading FIs are using OSINT to conduct more efficient investigations.
Beyond Screening and Monitoring
This report explores the advantages and deficiencies of current counter-terrorist financing models in the age of networks and OSINT.
The OSINT Handbook
Download this handbook to explore the value of Open Source Intelligence (OSINT), and how it's transforming investigatory best practices.
Transforming Financial Crime Investigations
Find out how open source intelligence (OSINT) is improving AML processes and transforming the way financial crime risks are identified.
The AML Investigation Revolution
Explore the challenges of compliance-led AML/CFT models and why using intelligence-led approaches can improve AML outcomes.
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How reliable is Open Source Intelligence?
Introduction In an era of disinformation where anyone can post anything on the internet, can businesses really trust online sources? Investigators and researchers have always needed to be discerning when navigating the online world, and this is becoming more acute with…
Is Reducing False Positive AML Alerts Even Possible?
As many as 95% of AML transaction monitoring alerts are false positives, costing billions in wasted investigation time, according to a 2020 report by Global Investigations Review.1 This isn’t a one-off claim.2 Efficient alert resolution remains a top-identified challenge for…
OSINT Trends and Challenges in 2023
In 2022, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine brought the term ‘OSINT’ – or Open Source Intelligence- sharply into focus. A term describing the process of collating and analysing publicly available data, and transforming it into actionable intelligence, OSINT was used by…
How to use OSINT to detect and prevent fraud
Fraud is a growing problem. From identity theft to mortgage fraud, criminality is thriving, especially where non-face-to-face interactions are commonplace. In England and Wales, fraud accounts for approximately 41% of all offences against individuals, making it the most commonly experienced…
Revealing Fraudulent Activity on Companies House with OSINT Technology
The UK Companies House framework for registering companies is viewed increasingly as one of the easiest ways for criminals to create corporate vehicles for fraud and financial crime. Reforms are on the way, but, in the meantime, organisations and individuals…
Keeping Bad Company
Why Open Source Intelligence is the key to investigating financial crime through Companies House Recent estimates suggest that as much as 20% of the data on UK Companies House is false. There’s no disputing that this is a major problem:…
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Monthly Update – July 2021
Blackdot’s summary cover key industry events in July and the trends we’ve seen in the fight against financial crime.
Blackdot Solutions Spring Update
Blackdot Solution’s update on the key events and articles that emerged in the last quarter, and information on upcoming events we are involved in.
Our response to COVID-19
In response to COVID-19, we have enacted a contingency plan to allow us to operate during these times. We explain what this means for our customers.
