OSINT Techniques offers free open source resources for open source intelligence and social media investigations, aimed mainly at analysts and researchers in investigative roles. The site explains that open source means publicly available information that any member of the public can lawfully obtain, and includes sections on tools, training, books and videos.
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OSINT Techniques is a blog covering open-source intelligence topics, with sections on forensic OSINT, fictional accounts, books, movies, videos, tools and training. One post from 2021 presents a map tracking lower mainland gang conflict shootings in Metro Vancouver, built from news articles and law enforcement releases.
Osintme.com is a blog by Matt publishing articles and resource lists for OSINT investigators. Posts cover web browsers and Linux desktop apps for OSINT machines, Reddit research tools and techniques, darkweb resources, favicons in website research, ransomware research resources, and recommended OSINT newsletters. It also covers CISSP exam study tips.
Website about open source intelligence tools and techniques. It hosts projects including a worldwide OSINT tools map, cheat sheets, a dorks collections list, an APIs collection, and courses on Linux and Python for OSINT.
A free collection of search tools from IntelTechniques, described as a supplement to the book OSINT Techniques, 11th Edition. It links to query categories including search engines, social networks, email addresses, usernames, names, addresses, telephone numbers, maps, documents, images, videos, domains, and IP addresses. Queries run in the user's own browser.
Sector035 is a site offering news on OSINT, geolocation, tools and investigative techniques, including a regular Week in OSINT series and articles written over the years. The link section has temporarily been disabled, and the author states cheat sheets and tutorials will not be online any time soon.
Social Media OSINT collection containing - tools, techniques & tradecraft.
🤖 Curated AI OSINT resources — Google dorks, Shodan queries, GitHub dorks, and techniques to discover exposed LLM endpoints, leaked AI API keys, misconfigured vector databases, and unprotected AI agents
Cheat sheet explaining Shodan searches, filters, queries, and internet-asset research techniques.