Appendix A: Renamed, acquired or discontinued (2022 to 2026)

Tools renamed, acquired or discontinued between 2022 and 2026, for when a colleague or a handout still uses the old name.

Earlier editions of this guide named all of these. Use this table when a colleague or a course handout still uses the old name.

Name in earlier editions What happened Date
Accuity (Fiserv) Never a Fiserv product. Accuity was part of RELX and merged into LexisNexis Risk Solutions; its products include Firco and Bankers Almanac1 February 2021
Banjo Collapsed after reports about its founder’s past and a state audit that found no real AI; renamed safeXai, later a retail analytics firm2 2020 to 2021
Bing Search API Retired by Microsoft; replaced by “Grounding with Bing” inside Azure agents3 11 August 2025
ChatGPT plugins Shut down; replaced by GPTs and then the Apps SDK April 2024
CipherTrace Mastercard discontinued the Armada, Inspector and Sentry products after withdrawing a CipherTrace expert report in the Bitcoin Fog trial4 March 2024
Clearpath Global REDSCOPE Still exists; removed from this guide because it is a supply-chain decision tool, not an OSINT platform
Cobwebs WEBINT Merged into PenLink; now PenLink Tangles July 2023
Compliance.ai Acquired by Archer5 February 2024
Continue.dev Acquired by Cursor and wound down; cloud data deleted after 15 July 20266 June 2026
Copilot Pro (Microsoft) Replaced for individuals by Microsoft 365 Premium7 October 2025
Crystal Blockchain Renamed Crystal Intelligence8 2024
Digital Shadows Acquired by ReliaQuest for $160 million; now part of GreyMatter9 June 2022
Echosec Acquired by Flashpoint; capability now in Flashpoint Ignite. The “$299 a month” price in earlier editions could not be confirmed10 August 2022
Geofeedia Lost access to Facebook, Instagram and Twitter data after an ACLU report on police surveillance in 2016 and later closed11 2016 to 2018
GeoSpy Closed public access after reporting on stalking; now sold as Raven to law enforcement and enterprise12 January 2025
Hootsuite Insights Replaced by Hootsuite Listening powered by Talkwalker after Hootsuite bought Talkwalker April 2024
Hunchly Joined Maltego13 May 2025
IBM i2 Analyst’s Notebook IBM sold the i2 portfolio to Harris Computer; now i2 Group14 January 2022
IBM Watson for Cyber Security Discontinued. IBM sold QRadar SaaS to Palo Alto Networks in 2024 and now offers ATOM for security operations15 2024 to 2025
Liferaft Navigator Acquired by Securitas16 March 2026
Linkurious Acquired by Nuix17 April 2026
Maxar Technologies Split into Vantor (intelligence) and Lanteris (space systems)18 October 2025
BAE Systems NetReveal Sold to SymphonyAI; now SymphonyAI NetReveal19 October 2022
NICE Actimize, SAS AML, FICO Falcon Still trade under these names. Removed from this guide because they are bank transaction-monitoring systems, not OSINT tools
OpenAI Atlas Browser launched October 2025 and retired; replaced by the ChatGPT desktop app and a Chrome extension20 August 2026
Orbis (Bureau van Dijk) Now Moody’s Orbis; Moody’s bought Bureau van Dijk in 2017
OSINT Combine Merged into Kaseware21 November 2025
OSINT-GPT (YesChat.ai) Third-party wrapper with no published data terms; removed
Recorded Future Acquired by Mastercard22 December 2024
Refinitiv Eikon Retired and replaced by LSEG Workspace23 2025
Sentinel Hub EO Browser Shut down by Planet; use Copernicus Browser24 20 March 2026
Sixgill Now Cybersixgill, acquired by Bitsight25 December 2024
TweetDeck Became X Pro, paid 2023
Verint OSINT Verint’s intelligence business was spun out as Cognyte in 2021; Verint itself was taken private in 202526 February 2021
Webhose.io Renamed Webz.io 2021
World-Check (Refinitiv) Now LSEG World-Check27
Zepol Bought by Datamyne in 2015; Datamyne bought by Descartes in 2016; now Descartes Datamyne28 2015 to 2016

Footnotes

  1. LexisNexis Risk Solutions (17 February 2021). Accuity merger announcement. https://risk.lexisnexis.com/about-us/press-room/press-release/20210217-merger. Accessed 2026-10-09.↩︎

  2. OneZero (February 2021). “Banjo quietly rebranded itself following report on former CEO’s KKK past.” https://onezero.medium.com/banjo-quietly-rebranded-itself-following-report-on-former-ceos-kkk-past-11223803c19d ; VentureBeat (2021) on the Utah audit, https://venturebeat.com/business/government-audit-of-ai-with-ties-to-white-supremacy-finds-no-ai. Accessed 2026-10-09.↩︎

  3. Microsoft (2025). “Bing Search APIs retirement.” https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/announcements/bing-search-api-retirement. Accessed 2026-10-09.↩︎

  4. Fortune (13 March 2024). “Mastercard shuts down CipherTrace blockchain analytics products.” https://fortune.com/crypto/2024/03/13/mastercard-ciphertrace-blockchain-analytics-chainalysis-bitcoin-fog/. Accessed 2026-10-09.↩︎

  5. Archer (20 February 2024). “Archer acquires Compliance.ai.” https://www.archerirm.com/press-releases/archer-acquires-compliance-ai-to-drive-ai-powered-regulatory-compliance-and-risk-management. Accessed 2026-10-09.↩︎

  6. The New Stack (June 2026). “Cursor acquires Continue.” https://thenewstack.io/cursor-acquires-continue-coding/. Accessed 2026-10-09.↩︎

  7. PCWorld (October 2025). “Microsoft adds Microsoft 365 Premium, cuts Copilot Pro.” https://www.pcworld.com/article/2925962/microsoft-adds-microsoft-365-premium-cuts-copilot-pro.html. Accessed 2026-10-09.↩︎

  8. Crystal Intelligence. “10 years anniversary.” https://crystalintelligence.com/10-years-anniversary/. Accessed 2026-10-09.↩︎

  9. The Record (1 June 2022). “Digital Shadows to be bought by ReliaQuest for $160 million.” https://therecord.media/cybersecurity-firm-digital-shadows-to-be-bought-by-reliaquest-for-160-million/. Accessed 2026-10-09.↩︎

  10. Flashpoint (4 August 2022). “Flashpoint acquires Echosec Systems.” https://flashpoint.io/news/flashpoint-acquires-echosec-systems/. Accessed 2026-10-09.↩︎

  11. NBC News (October 2016). “Facebook, Twitter, Instagram block Geofeedia, tool used for police surveillance.” https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/facebook-twitter-instagram-block-geofeedia-tool-used-police-surveillance-n664706. Accessed 2026-10-09.↩︎

  12. 404 Media (January 2025). “The powerful AI tool that cops (or stalkers) can use to geolocate photos in seconds.” https://www.404media.co/the-powerful-ai-tool-that-cops-or-stalkers-can-use-to-geolocate-photos-in-seconds/ ; heise (2025), https://www.heise.de/en/news/Graylark-closes-public-access-to-AI-tool-for-geolocation-10252293.html. Accessed 2026-10-09.↩︎

  13. Maltego (19 May 2025). “Maltego welcomes Hunchly.” https://www.maltego.com/blog/maltego-welcomes-hunchly-to-expand-osint-capabilities/. Accessed 2026-10-09.↩︎

  14. i2 Group (January 2022). “Harris acquires i2 product portfolio from IBM.” https://i2group.com/articles/harris-acquires-i2-product-portfolio-from-ibm. Accessed 2026-10-09.↩︎

  15. IBM Newsroom (28 April 2025). “IBM delivers autonomous security operations with agentic AI.” https://newsroom.ibm.com/2025-04-28-ibm-delivers-autonomous-security-operations-with-cutting-edge-agentic-ai ; Palo Alto Networks, “IBM QRadar acquired by Palo Alto Networks”, https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/cyberpedia/ibm-qradar-acquired-by-palo-alto-networks. Accessed 2026-10-09.↩︎

  16. Securitas (18 March 2026). “Securitas completes acquisition of Liferaft.” https://www.securitas.com/en/newsroom/press-releases_list/securitas-completes-acquisition-of-liferaft/. Accessed 2026-10-09.↩︎

  17. Linkurious (December 2025). “Nuix signs agreement to acquire Linkurious.” https://linkurious.com/blog/nuix-signs-agreement-to-acquire-linkurious/. Accessed 2026-10-09.↩︎

  18. Breaking Defense (October 2025). “Goodbye Maxar, hello Vantor and Lanteris.” https://breakingdefense.com/2025/10/whats-in-a-name-goodbye-maxar-hello-vantor-and-lanteris/. Accessed 2026-10-09.↩︎

  19. SymphonyAI (2022). “SymphonyAI acquires NetReveal from BAE Systems.” https://www.symphonyai.com/news/symphonyai-acquires-netreveal-from-bae-systems. Accessed 2026-10-09.↩︎

  20. BGR (2026). “OpenAI is discontinuing its ChatGPT Atlas browser.” https://www.bgr.com/2212396/openai-chatgpt-browser-atlas-discontinued/. Accessed 2026-10-09.↩︎

  21. Kaseware (4 November 2025). “Kaseware and OSINT Combine join forces.” https://www.kaseware.com/post/new-era-of-investigative-intelligence-kaseware-and-osint-combine-join-forces. Accessed 2026-10-09.↩︎

  22. Mastercard (20 December 2024). “Mastercard finalizes acquisition of Recorded Future.” https://www.mastercard.com/news/press/2024/december/mastercard-finalizes-acquisition-of-recorded-future. Accessed 2026-10-09.↩︎

  23. IESE Library (2025). “Eikon has been retired and replaced by LSEG Workspace.” https://libhowto.iese.edu/faq/289028. Accessed 2026-10-12.↩︎

  24. Planet Community (2026). “Important update: sunset of EO Browser and Sentinel Hub Dashboard.” https://community.planet.com/product-updates/important-update-sunset-of-eo-browser-and-sentinel-hub-dashboard-6426 ; Copernicus Browser, https://dataspace.copernicus.eu/ecosystem/services/copernicus-browser. Accessed 2026-10-09.↩︎

  25. Bitsight (December 2024). “Bitsight completes acquisition of Cybersixgill.” https://www.bitsight.com/press-releases/bitsight-completes-acquisition-cyber-threat-intelligence-leader-cybersixgill. Accessed 2026-10-09.↩︎

  26. Business Wire (1 February 2021). Cognyte spin-off completion. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210201005948/en ; Thoma Bravo (November 2025), https://www.thomabravo.com/press-releases/thoma-bravo-completes-acquisition-of-verint-a-leader-in-ai-driven-customer-experience-automation. Accessed 2026-10-09.↩︎

  27. LSEG (30 September 2025). “LSEG launches World-Check On Demand.” https://www.lseg.com/en/media-centre/press-releases/2025/lseg-launches-world-check-on-demand. Accessed 2026-10-09.↩︎

  28. FreightWaves (October 2015). “Datamyne acquires Zepol.” https://www.freightwaves.com/news/datamyne-acquires-zepol-in-major-trade-data-deal ; GlobeNewswire (23 December 2016), “Descartes acquires Datamyne”, https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2016/12/23/901547/9197/en/descartes-acquires-datamyne.html. Accessed 2026-10-09.↩︎