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OPEN SOURCE INTELLIGENCETOOLS AND RESOURCES HANDBOOK0
OPEN SOURCE INTELLIGENCETOOLS AND RESOURCES HANDBOOK2018Aleksandra BielskaNatalie Anderson, Vytenis Benetis, Cristina Viehman1
ForewordI am delighted to share the latest version of our OSINT Tools and Resources Handbook. Thisversion is almost three times the size of the last public release in 2016. It reflects the changingintelligence needs of our clients in both the public and private sector, as well as the manyareas we have been active in over the past two years.No list of OSINT tools is perfect, nor is it likely to be complete. Indeed, such is the pace ofchange that by the time you read this document some of our suggestions may have beensurpassed or have ceased to exist. Regrettably, today's tool might also be tomorrow'svulnerability.To counter the first problem, we have included a list of toolkits provided by other OSINTpractitioners working to improve the state-of-the-art. To manage the second, werecommend that all tools be tested in a secure computing environment whenever possible.Work on the next iteration of the Handbook has already begun. For now, I hope this versioncontributes to improving your efficiency and effectiveness as a researcher, analyst,investigator or general OSINT practitioner. Please feel free to share it with your colleagues.To encourage its broadest possible dissemination, we are publishing the Handbook under aCreative Commons CC BY License.I would like to end by thanking my colleagues at i-intelligence for their efforts in compilingthe Handbook. Particular credit is due to Aleksandra Bielska who led the project and hascoordinated the inputs from different contributors. I am also indebted to Natalie Andersonof Mercyhurst University for her excellent research and for the time spent checking theselinks. Kris Wheaton and Brad Gleason from Mercyhurst’s Department of Intelligence Studiesare also thanked for their support.Finally, I would like to thank our community of followers on Twitter for sharing theirrecommendations with us, as well as the many practitioners who have suggested new toolsto us while participating in our courses.Chris PallarisDirector, i-intelligence GmbH2
Table of ContentsForeword . 2Search. 9General Search. 9Meta Search . 11Visual Search and Clustering Search Engines . 12National Search Engines . 13Code Search . 16FTP Search . 17Similar Sites Search . 18IoT Search Engines. 19Kids-Friendly Search Engines . 20Other Specialty Search Engines . 21Other Search Engines and Tools . 23Social Media . 25Major Social Networks . 25Real-Time Search, Social Media Search, and General Social Media Tools . 27Social Media Tools: Twitter . 30Social Media Tools: Facebook . 35Social Media Tools: Google . 37Social Media Tools: Instagram . 38Social Media Tools: Pinterest . 40Social Media Tools: Reddit . 41Social Media Tools: VKontakte . 43Social Media Tools: Tumblr . 44Social Media Tools: LinkedIn. 45Social Media Tools: Snapchat . 46Social Media Tools: WhatsApp . 47Social Media Tools: Skype . 48Social Media Tools: Telegram . 49Other Instant Messaging and Chat Tools. 50Dating Apps . 51Blogs, Forums, Discussion Boards, and Q&A Sites . 52Blog Search . 523
Forums and Discussion Boards Search . 53Q&A Sites . 54People Investigations . 55Main People Search Tools and Engines . 55Address & Contact Information Search . 58Public Records . 60Ancestry Research. 62Phone Search . 63E-mail Search / E-mail Check . 66Username Check . 70CV and Resume Search . 71Expert Search. 72Salary Search. 74Creating a Sock Puppet . 76Company Research. 77Main Company Search Tools and Engines . 77Company Research (EU). 80Company Research (UK). 81Company Research (US) . 84Company Research (Switzerland) . 86Company Research (Middle East) . 87Company Research (Africa) . 88Company Research (China) . 90Business Registers (EU EFTA) . 91Business Registers (US) . 93Business Registers (Other) . 95Business Registers Lists and Directories . 97Job Search Resources . 99Company Reviews . 101Patent Research . 102Tenders . 104Charity, NGO, and Nonprofit Research . 106Real Estate Research . 108Real Estate Research . 108Online Marketplaces. 111Classifieds and Online Marketplaces . 111Cryptocurrencies and Financial Information . 114Cryptocurrencies. 1144
Financial Information. 115Legal Research . 116Legal Research Reources and Tools . 116Researching Countries. 119Country Profiles . 119Researching Terrorism, Crime, and Cybersecurity . 120Researching Terrorism . 120Researching Crime . 122Researching Cybersecurity . 123Researching Stolen Items . 125Researching Stolen Items . 125Researching Human Trafficking . 127Researching Human Trafficking. 127Transportation . 131Airplanes . 131Drones . 133Cars . 135Railways . 137Public Transport . 141Ships . 144Container and Cargo Tracking . 146Web Intelligence . 147Domain and IP Research, Websites Analysis . 147Web History and Website Capture .
2 Foreword I am delighted to share the latest version of our OSINT Tools and Resources Handbook. This version is almost three times the size of the last public release in 2016.
