OSINT investigators have some seed data when they start an investigation, for instance they may start with an email address. When we conduct OSINT investigations, having a target’s email address can sometimes result in finding a goldmine of information about the user of that email. Continue reading Ritu’s Top 5 Email Address OSINT Resources
Open Source Intelligence is an ever-evolving field of work so it’s important to keep up-to-date with new techniques and tools available to us. Whether you’re new to OSINT or you have been engaged in the topic for a while, it’s natural to feel overwhelmed by the amount of OSINT resources shared online. It’s important to note that while OSINT isn’t about collecting tools, and resources … Continue reading Staying Up to Date with OSINT Content
The Internet Archive, commonly known as the Wayback Machine allows users to visit archived versions of websites. The Internet Archive has been archiving sites since 1996 and has 514 billion archived web pages! If you are wondering how you can use the Internet Archive in your OSINT research, you’ve come to the right place. There are many methods to extract important information from the Wayback … Continue reading Using Archive.org for OSINT Investigations
You want to do OSINT but need to create some research accounts, also known as sock puppets? Some platforms allow only limited viewable data unless you are logged in. Choose the right platform We all know the most popular platforms like Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter. But sometimes you are investigating targets from other countries. In this case, use alexa.com/topsites/countries to identify what platforms different countries use for … Continue reading Creating Research Accounts for OSINT Investigations
How to find Facebook data once you have located your target’s profile. Continue reading Facebook Tips
