Galen Reich
@galen.reich.me.uk
Bellingcat | Ex-BBC R&D & Panorama | PhD in Electrical Engineering | He/Him
🌐 https://galen.reich.me.uk
🌐 https://galen.reich.me.uk
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Another Russian ship has been added to the grain smuggling fleet, captured on camera and on satellite imagery, evading sanctions to deliver grain from occupied Crimea to Houthi-controlled Yemen. Follow its covert journey here: www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/10...
Russia’s Grain Smuggling Fleet Continues Undeterred - bellingcat
Bellingcat has identified yet another Russian-flagged vessel exporting grain from occupied Crimea to Houthi-controlled Yemen.
www.bellingcat.com
October 23, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Another Russian ship has been added to the grain smuggling fleet, captured on camera and on satellite imagery, evading sanctions to deliver grain from occupied Crimea to Houthi-controlled Yemen. Follow its covert journey here: www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/10...
Reposted by Galen Reich
Three days of penguin walk 🐧🐧🐧
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September 29, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Three days of penguin walk 🐧🐧🐧
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-77.26, -33.53
It's go time! Every month, @merelzoet.bsky.social and I bring together five open source research challenges!
👉 challenge.bellingcat.com 👈
After several specialist themed challenges, we're back to our roots with traditional geolocations.
Can you track down our holiday snaps? 📸🏝️
👉 challenge.bellingcat.com 👈
After several specialist themed challenges, we're back to our roots with traditional geolocations.
Can you track down our holiday snaps? 📸🏝️
September 2, 2025 at 2:22 PM
It's go time! Every month, @merelzoet.bsky.social and I bring together five open source research challenges!
👉 challenge.bellingcat.com 👈
After several specialist themed challenges, we're back to our roots with traditional geolocations.
Can you track down our holiday snaps? 📸🏝️
👉 challenge.bellingcat.com 👈
After several specialist themed challenges, we're back to our roots with traditional geolocations.
Can you track down our holiday snaps? 📸🏝️
My latest Bellingcat tool is out!
It lets you search what was said in council meetings across the UK and Ireland, and takes you directly to the right part of the video session to verify.
Check it out and let me know what you think! 👇
council-search.bellingcat.com
It lets you search what was said in council meetings across the UK and Ireland, and takes you directly to the right part of the video session to verify.
Check it out and let me know what you think! 👇
council-search.bellingcat.com
Bellingcat Council Meeting Transcript Search
Find verbatim quotes from council meetings in the UK and Ireland using this free open source research tool by Bellingcat.
council-search.bellingcat.com
August 29, 2025 at 8:44 AM
My latest Bellingcat tool is out!
It lets you search what was said in council meetings across the UK and Ireland, and takes you directly to the right part of the video session to verify.
Check it out and let me know what you think! 👇
council-search.bellingcat.com
It lets you search what was said in council meetings across the UK and Ireland, and takes you directly to the right part of the video session to verify.
Check it out and let me know what you think! 👇
council-search.bellingcat.com
This WW2 map was drawn by my grandpa, Doug Reich, while in a Nazi prisoner-of-war camp ✍️
Here's his story 👇
Here's his story 👇
July 10, 2025 at 5:55 PM
This WW2 map was drawn by my grandpa, Doug Reich, while in a Nazi prisoner-of-war camp ✍️
Here's his story 👇
Here's his story 👇
The latest Bellingcat Challenge has just landed! Get ready to dive into the murky world of money, art, and relics 🪙🎨🗿
➡️ challenge.bellingcat.com ⬅️
A huge thanks to @arca-artcrime.bsky.social for creating these amazing educational challenges! 🙌
➡️ challenge.bellingcat.com ⬅️
A huge thanks to @arca-artcrime.bsky.social for creating these amazing educational challenges! 🙌
June 2, 2025 at 2:15 PM
The latest Bellingcat Challenge has just landed! Get ready to dive into the murky world of money, art, and relics 🪙🎨🗿
➡️ challenge.bellingcat.com ⬅️
A huge thanks to @arca-artcrime.bsky.social for creating these amazing educational challenges! 🙌
➡️ challenge.bellingcat.com ⬅️
A huge thanks to @arca-artcrime.bsky.social for creating these amazing educational challenges! 🙌
Reposted by Galen Reich
We did it before, we’re doing it now, and we’ll do it again. Big thanks to @beaudonelly.bsky.social @conplnk.bsky.social @koltai.bsky.social @charleymaher.bsky.social @merelzoet.bsky.social @galen.reich.me.uk
Exclusive: Bellingcat in partnership with @tjekdet.dk , @politiken.dk and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) can reveal the identity of a key administrator behind MrDeepFakes, one of the world’s largest providers of non-consensual deepfake pornography. www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/05...
Unmasking MrDeepFakes: Canadian Pharmacist Linked to World’s Most Notorious Deepfake Porn Site - bellingcat
Double life: open source investigation reveals Canadian hospital pharmacist's links to MrDeepFakes, the most notorious deepfake porn website in the world.
www.bellingcat.com
May 7, 2025 at 7:37 AM
We did it before, we’re doing it now, and we’ll do it again. Big thanks to @beaudonelly.bsky.social @conplnk.bsky.social @koltai.bsky.social @charleymaher.bsky.social @merelzoet.bsky.social @galen.reich.me.uk
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We’re back — the new open source challenges launch today! This month they were created by the one and only @gralhix.bsky.social, and take a deep dive into Bellingcat’s archives. Are you ready? Find the new challenges on Challenge.bellingcat.com
May 5, 2025 at 11:19 AM
We’re back — the new open source challenges launch today! This month they were created by the one and only @gralhix.bsky.social, and take a deep dive into Bellingcat’s archives. Are you ready? Find the new challenges on Challenge.bellingcat.com
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I just solved Bellingcat's 'Spot the Location' challenge 🏆 Try it yourself!
challenge.bellingcat.com
challenge.bellingcat.com
Bellingcat Open Source Challenge
Test your open source research skills.
challenge.bellingcat.com
April 7, 2025 at 11:44 AM
I just solved Bellingcat's 'Spot the Location' challenge 🏆 Try it yourself!
challenge.bellingcat.com
challenge.bellingcat.com
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A breakdown of one of the latest Bellingcat Challenges, which are definitely hard-tier, but a great way to learn about multi-spectral satellite imagery and it's applications in open source investigation medium.com/@dam_coffee/...
Bellingcat Challenge: Kind of Blue
Welcome! This is a writeup describing how I solved Bellingcat’s “Kind of Blue” problem, in the “Multispectral Viewpoints” category. I would…
medium.com
March 13, 2025 at 9:15 AM
A breakdown of one of the latest Bellingcat Challenges, which are definitely hard-tier, but a great way to learn about multi-spectral satellite imagery and it's applications in open source investigation medium.com/@dam_coffee/...
Reposted by Galen Reich
Last week we published five open source research challenges, have you been able to solve them all? Find them here: challenge.bellingcat.com and get ready for this week's exciting live event...
March 10, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Last week we published five open source research challenges, have you been able to solve them all? Find them here: challenge.bellingcat.com and get ready for this week's exciting live event...
What a week! Take a breather from it all with the Bellingcat challenge and get lost among multicoloured satellite images!
🧩👉 challenge.bellingcat.com
If you get stuck, you can always join our Discord server for advice from our amazing community!
🆘👉 discord.gg/bellingcat
🧩👉 challenge.bellingcat.com
If you get stuck, you can always join our Discord server for advice from our amazing community!
🆘👉 discord.gg/bellingcat
March 7, 2025 at 11:45 AM
What a week! Take a breather from it all with the Bellingcat challenge and get lost among multicoloured satellite images!
🧩👉 challenge.bellingcat.com
If you get stuck, you can always join our Discord server for advice from our amazing community!
🆘👉 discord.gg/bellingcat
🧩👉 challenge.bellingcat.com
If you get stuck, you can always join our Discord server for advice from our amazing community!
🆘👉 discord.gg/bellingcat
The Bellingcat challenge is back (and set by me this week)!
👉 challenge.bellingcat.com 👈
This week's challenge uses satellite images taken with Landsat 8 - but the colours aren't always 'normal'... 🛰️
Can you complete them? 🔍
👉 challenge.bellingcat.com 👈
This week's challenge uses satellite images taken with Landsat 8 - but the colours aren't always 'normal'... 🛰️
Can you complete them? 🔍
March 4, 2025 at 10:38 AM
The Bellingcat challenge is back (and set by me this week)!
👉 challenge.bellingcat.com 👈
This week's challenge uses satellite images taken with Landsat 8 - but the colours aren't always 'normal'... 🛰️
Can you complete them? 🔍
👉 challenge.bellingcat.com 👈
This week's challenge uses satellite images taken with Landsat 8 - but the colours aren't always 'normal'... 🛰️
Can you complete them? 🔍
Finding relevant high resolution SAR imagery from Umbra's Open Data Program can be tricky 🛰️
With this new @bellingcat.com project you can browse all the currently available data in Google Earth📍🌏
github.com/bellingcat/u...
With this new @bellingcat.com project you can browse all the currently available data in Google Earth📍🌏
github.com/bellingcat/u...
February 13, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Finding relevant high resolution SAR imagery from Umbra's Open Data Program can be tricky 🛰️
With this new @bellingcat.com project you can browse all the currently available data in Google Earth📍🌏
github.com/bellingcat/u...
With this new @bellingcat.com project you can browse all the currently available data in Google Earth📍🌏
github.com/bellingcat/u...
If you're looking for something to occupy your brain between napping and leftovers, the Bellingcat challenge is ready for you! ✨
Twenty open source challenges await at challenge.bellingcat.com 👀
It's been a lot of fun building the site and pulling the challenges together, I hope you enjoy them!
Twenty open source challenges await at challenge.bellingcat.com 👀
It's been a lot of fun building the site and pulling the challenges together, I hope you enjoy them!
December 28, 2024 at 2:40 PM
If you're looking for something to occupy your brain between napping and leftovers, the Bellingcat challenge is ready for you! ✨
Twenty open source challenges await at challenge.bellingcat.com 👀
It's been a lot of fun building the site and pulling the challenges together, I hope you enjoy them!
Twenty open source challenges await at challenge.bellingcat.com 👀
It's been a lot of fun building the site and pulling the challenges together, I hope you enjoy them!
Reposted by Galen Reich
Bellingcat Globetrotters Writeups
Detailed descriptions of Bellingcat challenges (challenge.bellingcat.com) solutions from @shibasec.bsky.social:
#1 — A Sticky Situation
#2 — Flamin-Go Find It!
#3 — Pulling Focus
#4 — The Rider's View
#5 — Lost in the Fog
medium.com/@shibaosint/...
#geoint
Detailed descriptions of Bellingcat challenges (challenge.bellingcat.com) solutions from @shibasec.bsky.social:
#1 — A Sticky Situation
#2 — Flamin-Go Find It!
#3 — Pulling Focus
#4 — The Rider's View
#5 — Lost in the Fog
medium.com/@shibaosint/...
#geoint
December 22, 2024 at 5:24 PM
Bellingcat Globetrotters Writeups
Detailed descriptions of Bellingcat challenges (challenge.bellingcat.com) solutions from @shibasec.bsky.social:
#1 — A Sticky Situation
#2 — Flamin-Go Find It!
#3 — Pulling Focus
#4 — The Rider's View
#5 — Lost in the Fog
medium.com/@shibaosint/...
#geoint
Detailed descriptions of Bellingcat challenges (challenge.bellingcat.com) solutions from @shibasec.bsky.social:
#1 — A Sticky Situation
#2 — Flamin-Go Find It!
#3 — Pulling Focus
#4 — The Rider's View
#5 — Lost in the Fog
medium.com/@shibaosint/...
#geoint
Reposted by Galen Reich
I’m officially on vacation but sharing this project from my colleagues @galen.reich.me.uk & @merelzoet.bsky.social as it is very cool (and addictive)!
Bellingcat’s Open Source Challenge is a set of online mysteries shared by our staff…
challenge.bellingcat.com
Bellingcat’s Open Source Challenge is a set of online mysteries shared by our staff…
challenge.bellingcat.com
Bellingcat Open Source Challenge
challenge.bellingcat.com
December 20, 2024 at 10:26 PM
I’m officially on vacation but sharing this project from my colleagues @galen.reich.me.uk & @merelzoet.bsky.social as it is very cool (and addictive)!
Bellingcat’s Open Source Challenge is a set of online mysteries shared by our staff…
challenge.bellingcat.com
Bellingcat’s Open Source Challenge is a set of online mysteries shared by our staff…
challenge.bellingcat.com
Reposted by Galen Reich
Today it’s one of my photos for the Bellingcat Open Source Challenge!
Check it out and all our other @bellingcat.com challenges at challenge.bellingcat.com
Check it out and all our other @bellingcat.com challenges at challenge.bellingcat.com
December 20, 2024 at 8:25 AM
Today it’s one of my photos for the Bellingcat Open Source Challenge!
Check it out and all our other @bellingcat.com challenges at challenge.bellingcat.com
Check it out and all our other @bellingcat.com challenges at challenge.bellingcat.com
Reposted by Galen Reich
My colleague @koltai.bsky.social on @60minutes.bsky.social talking about shady non-consensual AI “nudify” sites
“There is a really inherent shadiness that's happening. They're not being transparent about who owns it. They're obviously trying to mask their payments."
www.cbsnews.com/news/ai-nudi...
“There is a really inherent shadiness that's happening. They're not being transparent about who owns it. They're obviously trying to mask their payments."
www.cbsnews.com/news/ai-nudi...
AI "nudify" sites lack transparency, researcher says
A researcher looking into "nudify" sites found a lack of transparency, from who's running the sites to how people are paying for the images.
www.cbsnews.com
December 16, 2024 at 8:15 AM
My colleague @koltai.bsky.social on @60minutes.bsky.social talking about shady non-consensual AI “nudify” sites
“There is a really inherent shadiness that's happening. They're not being transparent about who owns it. They're obviously trying to mask their payments."
www.cbsnews.com/news/ai-nudi...
“There is a really inherent shadiness that's happening. They're not being transparent about who owns it. They're obviously trying to mask their payments."
www.cbsnews.com/news/ai-nudi...
It's Friday! And the second week of Bellingcat open source research challenges are fully unlocked 🔓
Try them out now 👇
challenge.bellingcat.com
Try them out now 👇
challenge.bellingcat.com
December 13, 2024 at 12:53 PM
It's Friday! And the second week of Bellingcat open source research challenges are fully unlocked 🔓
Try them out now 👇
challenge.bellingcat.com
Try them out now 👇
challenge.bellingcat.com
Reposted by Galen Reich
Week two of the Bellingcat Challenge is here! We just unlocked the first task of this week, do you think you have what it takes? challenge.bellingcat.com
December 9, 2024 at 2:56 PM
Week two of the Bellingcat Challenge is here! We just unlocked the first task of this week, do you think you have what it takes? challenge.bellingcat.com
Challenge unlocked!🔓 If you've not tried them yet, the first batch of @bellingcat.com challenges are unlocked!
Try them here 👇
challenge.bellingcat.com
Try them here 👇
challenge.bellingcat.com
December 6, 2024 at 10:49 AM
Challenge unlocked!🔓 If you've not tried them yet, the first batch of @bellingcat.com challenges are unlocked!
Try them here 👇
challenge.bellingcat.com
Try them here 👇
challenge.bellingcat.com
Reposted by Galen Reich
Ever lost track of all the satellite imagery you wanted to analyse? The Bellingcat Search Grid Generator simplifies your task, by overlaying a grid that turns your geolocation search into manageable sections. Watch @galen.reich.me.uk explain how: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKNl...
How To... Track Your Satellite Search
YouTube video by Bellingcat
www.youtube.com
November 28, 2024 at 12:50 PM
Ever lost track of all the satellite imagery you wanted to analyse? The Bellingcat Search Grid Generator simplifies your task, by overlaying a grid that turns your geolocation search into manageable sections. Watch @galen.reich.me.uk explain how: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKNl...
Do you want to work with @bellingcat.com to develop open source research tools? ✨
Our Tech Fellowship is open now! 👇
www.bellingcat.com/bellingcat-t...
(I can't promise you'll look as diligent as the model in this image, but I can promise we'll review your application 📃👀)
Our Tech Fellowship is open now! 👇
www.bellingcat.com/bellingcat-t...
(I can't promise you'll look as diligent as the model in this image, but I can promise we'll review your application 📃👀)
November 24, 2024 at 3:05 PM
Do you want to work with @bellingcat.com to develop open source research tools? ✨
Our Tech Fellowship is open now! 👇
www.bellingcat.com/bellingcat-t...
(I can't promise you'll look as diligent as the model in this image, but I can promise we'll review your application 📃👀)
Our Tech Fellowship is open now! 👇
www.bellingcat.com/bellingcat-t...
(I can't promise you'll look as diligent as the model in this image, but I can promise we'll review your application 📃👀)