OSINT Bible 2. 4-Step Methodology
- Define question → What do I want to know?
- Identify sources → Table below |
- Collect → Manual + automations |
- Validate and document → Screenshots, hash, date, URL, archive.org |
Data Type Usual Location Star Tool
Name LinkedIn, Facebook Maigret https://github.com/soxoj/maigret
Email Data breaches, newsletters HIBP https://haveibeenpwned.com
Phone WhatsApp Business, TrueCaller Infobel https://www.infobel.com
Username Forums, gaming, GitHub Snoop https://github.com/snooppr/snoop
Photo Geolocation, EXIF Exiftool https://exiftool.org
Domain WHOIS, certificates Amass https://github.com/owasp-amass/amass
IP Scanning, Shodan Shodan https://shodan.io
Crypto wallet Blockchain explorers BlockCypher https://live.blockcypher.com
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