Collection of OSINT articles to get you started in understanding OSINT techniques. These articles have been shared within the OSINT Team community which welcome anyone who wishes to participate.
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These articles have been selected because they stand as an example of how researchers use OSINT techniques to conduct online investigations and will be useful for those wishing to step into this interesting profession.
- OSINT Investigations On Tumblr
- Gab OSINT Techniques
- Reddit OSINT Techniques
- OSINT Investigations on TikTok
- Searching Instagram - Part 1
- Searching Instagram – part 2
- Foursquare - The Hidden OSINT Gem
- YouTube Email Alerts - Monitor Videos around your favorite Topics
- TikTok — Using OSINT to Discover New Leads
- A Guide To Social Media Intelligence Gathering (SOCMINT)
- Search for Telegram groups based on location
- TikTok OSINT: targeted user investigation (Part 1/3: User)
- TikTok OSINT: targeted user investigation (Part 2/3: Videos)
- TikTok OSINT: targeted user investigation (Part 3/3: Scripts)
- Telegram Network Visualization — Tracing Forwards and Mentions
- Step-by-step how to deanonymize emails on LinkedIn
- A practical guide to de-anonymizing hidden services.
- Conducting OSINT on LinkedIn the Right Way
- Social Media Search Strategies
- Account Knocking For Fun and OSINT
- How to recognize fake AI-generated images
- Leveraging Street Art in OSINT Investigations
- Turning a Name Into an Address
- Geolocating Mobile Phones based on IPs
- Geospatial awareness: how to add geodata to Google Earth Pro & four datasets you should try
- Using the Sun and the Shadows for Geolocation
- Maritime OSINT: Port Analysis
- Darknet diving – conducting OSINT on .onion sites
- Tracking Evil Corp's Cars
- OSINT Guide To Bitcoin Investigations
- Cyber Intelligence: HUMINT Operations
- Tracking Down REvil’s “Lalartu” by utilizing multiple OSINT methods
- OSINT: How To Research & Investigate U.S. Phone Numbers
- Phone numbers investigation, the open source way
- Car Spotting and OSINT
- Planespotting: A Guide to Tracking Aircraft Around the World
- OSINT on the Ocean: Maritime Intelligence Gathering Techniques
- A Beginner’s Guide to OSINT Investigation with Maltego
- Mastering Google Search Operators in 67 Easy Steps
- The Importance of Geopolitics in OSINT
- How To Perform an OSINT Company Assessment — Part 1
- How To Perform an OSINT Company Assessment — Part 2
- Keeping a Grip on GoogleID’s
- Translation — Finding data within indexed translations
- How to find the documents behind big legal cases
- Using the WIPO IP Portal for OSINT