The Q for Dummies series continues today on Badlands.

Whether you're a newbie or an OG Anon, it's never too late to brush up on the most influential OSINT operation of all time.

https://badlands.substack.com/p/q-for-dummies-chapter-14

Open Directory Search Tool

A simple online tool that generates queries to Google to search for audio, video, ebooks and archives in open directories on different servers.

opendirsearch.abifog.com

Tip by twitter.com/DarkWebInformer

Similar tool ewasion.github.io/opendirectory-finder/

EarthKit AGENT

Step 1. Use GeoClip to determine photo's location

2. Analyze the Google Lens output

3. Compare the results from the two sources and show final answer in Google Street View

agent.earthkit.app

Creator twitter.com/Jettchen5, twitter.com/earthkit_app

#osint #geoint

I have an entire section on Solutions on my site.

I also have hundreds of free resources for researching.

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Solutions https://www.coreysdigs.com/solutions/

When you're investigating target domain files, don't overlook .vcf files. They contain contact information such as full name, address, e-mail, and phone number. And sometimes stored in the most unexpected directories on websites.

Join the chat here:

https://news.1rj.ru/str/QuickDigsChat

v3nari #OSINT Bookmarks

People search
Business entity search
Charities and non-profit search
USA🇺🇸 criminal records
#SOCMINT
Darkweb
Aviation
Image search

and more.

https://start.me/p/1kxyw9/%E2%80%BA

Dorks collections list (now on Gitlab)

List of Github repositories and articles with list of dorks for different search engines and for various cybersecurity related tasks

https://gitlab.com/cyb_detective/Dorks-collections-list

How is this not in here?

Onion OSINT Directory

List of resources for #darknet researches:

🗂 Onion Catalogs
💬 Onion Chats & Pastebins
📊 Onion Dashboards & Chans
🧵 Onion Forums
🎥 Onion Media
🧪 Miscellaneous Onion Resources


https://gitlab.com/DanaXScully/onion_links

Contributor @xbshsuwiow83

OSINT Analysis Intelligence Report Writing

Long and very detailed guide by Nico Dekens
+ OSINT report template

https://www.dutchosintguy.com/post/osint-analysis-intelligence-report-writing

#osint

Wayback Machine Alternatives

Many of the tools in the list are primarily aimed at preserving pages. However, you can try searching for data saved by others using Google: "keyword site:pagefreezer.com" (similarly for other tools domains).

https://www.link-assistant.com/news/wayback-machine-alternatives.html

OSINT Browsers Extenions Lists


https://start.me/p/p1qj2E/osint-extensions
https://i-intelligence.eu/insights/2025-02-10-the-best-chrome-extensions-for-osint-professionals-researchers-and-journalists-in-2025
https://github.com/CScorza/EstensioniChromeOSINT
https://github.com/ubikron/awesome-osint-chrome-extensions
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/alozano-cibergy_31daysofosint-advancedosint-cyber-activity-7409313591129948160-FzNx
https://github.com/The-Osint-Toolbox/OSINT-Browser-Extensions
https://github.com/osintambition/Awesome-Browser-Extensions-for-OSINT

I’ve created a step by step Citizens Guide to using FOIA / OPRA for all of you to use and it is available for free at my Substack

Please read, share, and post your results as you receive them! 💪🏽🇺🇸

Link

Introduction to Investigative Journalism: Deep Internet Research: Leveraging Open-Source Research and Verification Techniques

Planning and Conducting Your Investigation
People Search
Public Records and Databases
Google Dorking
Dark Web

https://gijn.org/resource/introduction-investigative-journalism-deep-internet-research/

By Global Investigative Journalism Network