knowledge-base
OSINT: Open Source Intelligence
Methodology
Intelligence Cycle
Planning and Requirements
Collection
Processing and Evaluation
Analysis and Production
Dissementation and Consumption
Repeat
Subject Intelligence
Intelligence about a person and direct metadata (address, name, email, accounts, …)
Tools
Search
Google
Bing
Yandex
Baidu
Archives
WayBackMachine
Subject Intelligence
https://dehashed.com/
Others
https://fakepersongenerator.com
Shodan.io
Cyberchef (github)
Thispersondoesnotexist.com
Similarweb.com/top-websites
Google.com/advanced
Strava.com
raebaker.net/resources
PIPL
https://whatsmyname.app/
@nixintel
Sherlock Github
https://epieos.com/
weekdays.works
Whoxy.com
Viewdns.info
Emailrep.io (the lower the reputation, the less likely it’s legitimate)
Haveibeenpwned.com
IntelligenceX (search breaches)
Spiderfoot
Lexisnexis.com
Https://legal.thomsonreuters.com/en/products/clear-investigation-software
Sociallinks.io
TheOrg - Find the org charts of companies
Norway
PureHelp
Finn
Skattesjekk.no - Check tax of people
Brønnøysundregistrene - Norway’s central register authority. Contains multiple registers such as the Register of Business Enterprises, the Register of Company Accounts, and the Register of Bankruptcy.
Proff - A commercial website using data from the Brønnøysund Register Centre and other sources to present company overviews.
Maybe you can find here if someone owns or runs a business
Einnsyn - A centralized service for searching through Norwegian government agencies’ public records (post journals)
Kvartverket - National authority responsible for mapping, property registration, and geographic data.
seeiendom - public-facing portal that combines property information from the Norwegian Mapping Authority, the Cadastre, and the Land Register
Boretslag Info
You can see when debts where made and the price something was purchased, refinancing is also visible
Bolig.ai
https://www.eiendomspriser.no/
Domstol - Norwegian court rulings can be made partially available to the public, though privacy restrictions apply and many legal documents are anonymized.
1881.no - Online directories for phone numbers, addresses, and sometimes additional public info (e.g., businesses and individuals).
arkivverket - Repository of historical and archival materials, both for governmental and non-governmental entities.
NB.no - National repository of publications in various media, some digitized and freely available.
Vegvesen - Contains Vehicle Information
You can check all the cars that someone has owned (require SSN)
You can check who (only name) ons a car with a given license plate
https://www.digitalarkivet.no/
Resources
Deep Dive: Exploring the Real-world Value of Open Sourc
Open Source Intelligence Techniques: Resources for Searching and Analyzing Online Information (9th edition)