Hey, fellow digital detectives! Ready to uncover the world of information gathering? Here's a comprehensive list of tools to supercharge your cyber-investigations.
Shodan - The search engine for the Internet of Things (IoT). Find vulnerable devices and exposed services.
Maltego - A versatile OSINT (Open Source Intelligence) tool for data mining and link analysis.
theHarvester - Harvest email addresses, subdomains, and more from public sources.
Recon-ng - A full-featured web reconnaissance framework for information gathering.
Nmap - The legendary network scanner for discovering open ports and services on target systems.
Wireshark - Capture and analyze network packets to uncover vulnerabilities and anomalies.
Google Dorks - Crafty search queries that reveal sensitive information indexed by Google.
Whois - Lookup domain registration details to trace website ownership.
Malware analysis tools - Tools like VirusTotal and Hybrid Analysis help dissect suspicious files.
Social media scrapers - Tools like Social-Analyzer and Followerwonk for profiling individuals and organizations.
OSINT Framework - A collection of various OSINT tools, conveniently organized in one place.
SpiderFoot - An open-source intelligence automation tool that gathers data from various sources.
Wayback Machine - Explore archived versions of websites to see their historical content.
LinkedIn - Utilize LinkedIn's advanced search filters for professional information gathering.
OSRFramework - A collection of scripts to scrape different sources for OSINT data.
Harvesting email addresses - Tools like Hunter and Email Hunter for finding email addresses associated with domains.
DNSdumpster - Discover DNS information about domains, subdomains, and more.
GHDB (Google Hacking Database) - A database of hacking search queries to uncover sensitive data on websites.
Netcraft - Investigate internet infrastructure, including hosting, domain history, and SSL certificates.
Metagoofil - Extract metadata from public documents to gather information about organizations.
Remember, with great power comes great responsibility. Always ensure your investigations are conducted ethically and within legal boundaries.
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