ICYMI: C4ADS Analyst Will Cooke spoke at the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organization (SPRFMO) Commission Meeting about the ways that strengthening beneficial ownership transparency for fishing vessels can improve accountability and cooperation. More 👇 buff.ly/7DJz0tP

ICYMI: Our Refining Power report is cited in Foundation for Defense Democracies' new public commentary to the US Trade Representative on securing critical minerals supply chains from Chinese dominance. Read the full report 👇 www.fdd.org/analysis/202...

📢 New report by IPHR, @slpjustice.bsky.social and @c4ads.org examines how Iran’s drone support to Russia may amount to complicity in war crimes and crimes against humanity. 👉Read the full report and watch its presentation iphronline.org/articles/ira...

ICYMI: Community forests in the DRC are meant to protect local communities and biodiversity. But a recent @infonile.bsky.social investigation — using mining data obtained by C4ADS — finds over 100 mining permits overlapping on the same land. Read 👇

AI is actively being used to scale fraud and make scams harder to detect. Join C4ADS Senior Director Mollie Zapata on April 14 as she joins peers from OpenAI, @Microsoft.com, and Google for a GASA webinar exploring how AI is being used by fraudsters. Register 👇 buff.ly/XetVx2M #AI #cyberscams

ICYMI: Guinea-Bissau banned offshore fishmeal and fish oil production. @TheGuardian.com highlighted the Joint Analytical Cell for our work in supporting the analysis behind the decision. Read more 👇

Join us on April 8, 2026 for a masterclass hosted by ACAMS, to learn more about the rise of “dark fleet” tankers and a deep dive into how investigators use PAI, shell ownership structures, and more to trace the opaque networks supporting illicit maritime trade. Register 👇

Join us on March 31, 2026 for a panel discussion on how the Iranian government’s provision of drones and drone technologies to Russia constitutes complicity in war crimes and crimes against humanity under international law. Watch on Youtube👇 buff.ly/6hgvBrO #dronewar

ICYMI: Senior Analyst Omar Al-Ghusbi explores how Russian reliance on the Shahed-136 drone has quickly turned a partnership into competition — as Russia and Iran are functionally competing for the same Chinese-made drone components. For @barrons.com 👇 buff.ly/A6C6Z83 #dronewar #shahed136 #iran

NEW DATE | How can the Iranian regime be held accountable for the provision of drones to Russia? Join the SLP on March 31 at 10:00am for a virtual report launch with the Polish Embassy, @iphr.bsky.social, and @c4ads.org. www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/holdin...

Join C4ADS and Australia Strategic Policy Institute in Canberra on March 26, for an in-person panel on how China is deploying maritime coercion in the Indo-Pacific region, how to use open-source methods to uncover Beijing’s activities, and strategies for response. Register now 👇

A fleet of Dutch cargo ships launders illicit catch from Russian vessels, evading EU port bans on Russian fish products. This investigation from @fd.nl used Triton, C4ADS’ fisheries and beneficial ownership platform, to trace the fleet's ownership and activity. Read👇

Most corruption reports are built from the outside. Earth League International’s recent report is built from inside the criminal networks themselves, drawing on 10 yrs of undercover field intelligence — referencing C4ADS’ data-driven investigations. Read👇

NEW: Our 2025 C4ADS Annual Report is out now. We’re excited to share an overview of our accomplishments, challenges, and impact from last year — here’s what we were up to. 🧵 1/7 More 👇 buff.ly/EOgY5h0

C4ADS ED Varun Vira will participate in the 2026 Miami Security Forum — on Latin American and Western Hemisphere security — to discuss how data-driven analysis is helping investigators disrupt the illicit networks behind the hemisphere's most pressing transnational threats.

A Sarajevo-based real estate firm was found on tape, offering to move money into Dubai real estate — no paperwork or proof of origin required and no questions asked. C4ADS contributed to this recent BIRN investigation 👇

NEW: More than two years into Sudan’s internal conflict violence continues to spread — and so is documentation of it. Our latest tech bulletin release details how we built a WhatsApp bot to help preserve evidence. Read 👇 c4ads.org/tech-bulleti...

🚨C4ADS is hiring! We’re looking for a Business Development Associate to join our team and support the organization's revenue generations and donor engagement offers. Learn more and apply 👇

The Shahed-136 requires no runway, costs a fraction of conventional munitions, and has a 2,000km range. C4ADS spent months tracing how Iran built and exported the production capability behind it. More incoming next week. Get the full report now 👇 c4ads.org/reports/airb...

NBC News cited our analysis of the Russia-Iran drone partnership — including the $1.75B deal for Shahed-136 technology. C4ADS analyst Omar Al-Ghusbi spoke with @janelytv.bsky.social about the impact of these systems. Read more 👇

Join us March 10, 2026 for a webinar on how AI-powered tools identified in Southeast Asian scam compounds have become embedded into scammer workflows, driving cybercrime to new levels of sophistication. Register 👇 buff.ly/8xvwUH7 #webinar #scam #southeastasia #AI #cyberscam

We're proud to share that C4ADS is a signatory to the Beneficial Ownership Recommendations to SPRFMO, backing a collective push for greater transparency of beneficial ownership in fisheries governance. Read more 👇 buff.ly/gttXxs8 #iuufishing #osint

NEW: A ship is easy to spot. Its owner is not. In Anchors Away, we examine how beneficial owners use shell companies, offshore jurisdictions, and flags of convenience to obscure control over vessels. Read 👇 buff.ly/WE5CthK #maritime #iuufishing #osint #globalsupplychains #maritimecrime

“Tracing the ultimate beneficial owner (UBO) of a vessel is one of the most critical challenges in maritime governance — complex jurisdiction chains, shell companies, and flags of convenience enable IUU fishing, forced labor, and sanctions evasion alike” - @c4ads.org c4ads.org/commentary/a...

Russia bought Shahed attack drone tech and 6,000 units from Iran in Nov. 2022 for $1.75 billion per a @c4ads.org report released last year. Zelensky said Russia has launched over 57,000 at Ukraine since. Now, we see Iran launching this relatively cheap weapon against civilian and military targets.

Register now! We’re hosting a webinar with C4ADS analyst Michael Di Girolamo on how scam centers in Southeast Asia are adapting emerging technologies, including AI, to increase the success of cyber scam operations. 🗓️ March 10, 2026 Register 👇 buff.ly/ZpWAlcY #webinar #southeastasia #AI #cyberscam

Join us for a live panel discussion, hosted by the Polish Embassy, as we launch a joint report on Iran’s role in enabling Russia’s drone war in Ukraine. We’ll be unpacking drone supply networks of investigative, and accountability pathways. 🗓️ March 3, 2026 🕙 10:00 AM ET Livestream👇 buff.ly/At5RwRf

NEW: AI is reshaping the global scam industry. In Deceptive by Design, we map the AI-enabled tools scammers use to scale fraud, automate deception, and industrialize cybercrime. Read 👇 c4ads.org/issue-briefs...

🗓️ MARCH 3 @ 10:00 am ET | How can the Iranian regime be held accountable for the provision of drones to Russia? The SLP hosts a virtual report launch with the Embassy of Poland in Washington DC, @iphr.bsky.social, and @c4ads.org. Read more ⬇️ www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/holdin...

@Bellingcat.com’s latest report on false flag registries linked to Suniel Sharma references our collaboration with @FinancialTimes.com — tracing how these networks enable sanctioned vessels to sail without accountability. Read more 👇 buff.ly/Ts3tLQy #sunielsharma #falseflags #osint #oiltanker #oil

🚨C4ADS is hiring! We currently have two open roles, and we’re looking for people passionate about advancing global security through data-driven analysis to lead and join our team. Learn more and apply 👇

C4ADS is partnering on the Global OSINT Conference — a practitioner-driven forum for people doing impactful investigations. 📅 5 October 2026 | 📍 London | 🎟️ Tickets: £35 Co-organized by @osint-community.bsky.social and the @PoliceDigital, with BISI. More information and tickets 👇 buff.ly/f48ei94

NEW: Most global security intelligence dies in a PDF. We’re working to change that. The first installment of our new tech bulletin explores how our Data and Software teams securely share large datasets with partners using AWS Transfer Family. Read 👇

Shadow fleets help sanctioned oil keep moving — using fake flags, shell companies, and covert transfers. @economist.com recently spotlighted our work tracking the sales of sanctioned vessels sustaining these illicit networks. Read 👇 www.economist.com/finance-and-...

BTS on the data science, geospatial methods, & engineering behind transnational threat investigations matters. Transparency about *how* evidence is built strengthens the work & the field. Turquoise Roof uses C4ADS' investigative platform to power our open source/PAI research and investigative work:

‼️We’re launching a new tech bulletin — sharing the data science, software engineering, and methods behind our investigations into transnational threat networks. From our Horizons platform to geospatial analysis and emerging tech, we’re diving into the BTS of C4ADS. More 👇 c4ads.org/news/c4ads-l...

The cost of cheap seafood isn’t always visible, but its impacts are felt far out at sea. A new investigation from @elfocope.bsky.social draws on analysis from C4ADS and Artis0nal to expose the networks enabling illicit behavior in the squid fishing industry. More 👇 elfoco.pe/2025/12/espe...

We’re excited to partner with China Labor Watch in support of Department of Labor initiatives to combat labor exploitation in Indonesian nickel supply chains, building on our Refining Power analysis published early last year. More 👇 buff.ly/RdlFMFX

Two days ago, the US military announced that it seized two tankers linked to Venezuela on opposite sides of the Atlantic, the supertankers MARINERA (IMO 9230880, formerly the BELLA 1) and the M SOPHIA (IMO 9289477). 🧵 1/5

We’re proud to announce a new partnership with TRM Labs to expand our investigative capabilities into cryptocurrency and digital asset flows tied to illicit networks. Read more 👇

We're proud to be a member of the Joint Analytical Cell, and grateful to all of our partner organizations for their commitment to protecting our oceans. We accomplished so much this year, and have shown what becomes possible when we unite behind a shared mission. More 👇

“This continued growth...is emblematic of the junta’s inability to rein in the industry within Myanmar." Thanks to @apnews.com for covering our work on the persistence of scam centers in Myanmar despite recent crackdowns. Quote from Analyst Michael Di Girolamo. Read 👇

Squid is in-demand — and the race to catch it is transforming the South Pacific. C4ADS worked with @elfocope.bsky.social and Artis0nal to investigate trends in industrial squid fishing and overfishing, with emphasis on the enablers of distant-water fleets. Read 👇 elfoco.pe/2025/12/espe...

ICYMI: @dvbenglish.bsky.social featured our Hot Lines report in coverage on Myanmar’s planned sham elections, connecting our findings to evidence linking sanctioned KNA leader Saw Chit Thu with the junta. Watch 👇 buff.ly/L9iPG2h

ICYMI: C4ADS Analyst Michael Di Girolamo spoke at the Global Anti-Scam Summit, leading an interactive session to demonstrate how publicly available information can be used to investigate the networks enabling the scam industry.

@Reuters.com reports a tanker seized near Venezuela was flying a fake Guyana flag — tied to the same fraudulent registry network tracing back to Suniel Kumar Sharma, who we recently exposed in collaboration with @financialtimes.com Read more 👇

ICYMI: Donated clothes aren’t closing Europe’s fashion economy “loop” — they’re traveling thousands of kilometers through opaque free zones in Pakistan and UAE, tripling carbon emissions and creating potential money laundering risks. Read more 👇

ICYMI: C4ADS analyst Margaux Garcia spoke to Bloomberg about the rising GPS interference over Venezuela — contextualizing how surges in electronic noise are often tied to military activity. Read more 👇

ICYMI: C4ADS Program Director Denise Sprimont-Vasquez spoke to @France24.com about our joint investigation into the use of chlorine as a chemical weapon in Sudan — exposing the complex supply chains that may have enabled these attacks. Watch 👇

NEW: We worked with @France24.com to investigate the alleged use of chlorine as a chemical weapon in Sudan. Through collaborative investigation, we identified a shipment containing a chlorine cylinder used in the attack, imported via a broader supply chain for military goods. More 👇