Discord is Not All Fun and Games
Discord brings together all sorts of communities drawing the attention of investigators and intelligence analysts
How Do You Find a Dead Person?
Basics of genealogy research to find any grave, burial, or cemetery
How To Make File Search on Google Exciting
How to easily find and unexpectedly private documents in any search engine
Some of Your Online Friends are Sock Puppets
Fake accounts that both bad actors and legitimate investigators use to gather information and how to recognize them
It’s Time to Make Your Venmo Private
Payment apps like Zelle, Venmo, Cash App and PayPal are a great source of open-source information for investigators
A Beginner's Guide to the Dark Web for Investigators
A short instruction on how to find information on the Dark Web for OSINT purposes
Investigating on the Russian Internet
A list of tools to start looking for anyone in the Russian language
Find a Person by Their Website Link
Best OSINT tools for website and domain investigations
The Top Browser Extensions for Open-Source Investigations
Browser upgrades that will help to speed up any OSINT work and will bring efficiency to a new level
How To Find Anyone with Just a Phone Number
Free and paid online tools allow to find massive amount of data on anyone with just a name and a phone number. Check out the list including my take on paid background check websites (it's really bad out there)
What You Didn’t Know About Mastodon Investigations
Mastodon is an actively growing open-source microblogging platform that can be used to uncover a lot of data. The service is used by many people who left Twitter but also by people who want a platform free of moderation or any control
Best Online Tools for Telegram Investigations
Telegram is one of the best places to look for people and information in open-source investigations
Don’t Open That Link! 10 Websites to Check Suspicious Links
Online investigators need to have a handy list of websites that can check suspicious links for phishing and malware without opening them
Everyone Can See Your Leaked Data
Data breach services are great tools for open-source investigators to find data in investigations with limited information