Introduction
To help you investigate the vast expanses of the open, deep, and dark web, Authentic8 engineers used Silo for Research (Toolbox) to build a list of 21 useful tools that could make your research work easier and more productive.
21 OSINT Research tools:
- Find Free OSINT Resources with OSINT Framework ……………………………………………………………………. 1
- Perform State-of-the-Art Binary Code Analysis with IDA Pro ……………………………………………………….. 1
- Gather Geolocation Information with Cree.py …………………………………………………………………………….. 2
- Mine, Merge, and Map Information with Maltego ………………………………………………………………………… 2
- Find and Lookup DNS records with DNSdumpster……………………………………………………………………… 3
- TinEye for Reverse Image Search ………………………………………………………………………………………………. 3
- Shodan: The Search Engine for the IoT………………………………………………………………………………………… 4
- Explore Billions of Web Pages with Wayback Machine ……………………………………………………………….. 4
- Find out if Your Account has been Compromised using Have I Been Pwned …………………………….. 5
- Follow the Money with Chainanalysis using CipherTrace ………………………………………………………….. 5
- Search Anyone’s Public Records Though Voter Records ……………………………………………………………. 6
- Find People, Contact Info, and Perform Background Checks with Whitepages …………………………. 6
- Disguise Your Identity with Fake Name Generator……………………………………………………………………… 7
- Explore Crime Maps with CityProtect ………………………………………………………………………………………… 7
- Explore the Dark Net with Torch Search Engine ………………………………………………………………………… 8
- Go Deeper into the Dark Web with Dark.Fail ……………………………………………………………………………… 8
- Use PhishTank to Research Suspected Phishes …………………………………………………………………………. 9
- HoneyDB: A Community-driven Honeypot Sensor Data Collection Service ……………………………… 9
- MrLooquer IOCFeed – A Threat Feed Focused on Dual Stack Systems……………………………………10
- Analyze Suspicious Files and URLs with VirusTotal …………………………………………………………………..10
- Tap Into the Most Comprehensive Collection of Exploits on Exploit DB …………………………………… 11