Powerful search engines for osint
In this small contribution we introduce you to some search engines that can be very useful in the course of opensource intelligence. The topic “google hacking” is deliberately left out, because it is worth a separate article. We concentrate here on so-called asset search engines. In the following a list of search engines. Have fun trying them out.
Always remember, who has the information, has the power and find a way to achieve their goal. If you would like to book a professional workshop on information and opensource intelligence, please contact us! So, now really have fun trying out the search engines!
Search engines
Shodan
Shodan is the world’s first search engine for Internet-connected devices. Discover how Internet intelligence can help you make better decisions.
Censys
Your cloud is bigger, wider, and more vast than you know; your internet assets innumerable. Censys is the proven leader in Attack Surface Management by relentlessly searching and proactively monitoring your digital footprint far more broadly and deeply than ever thought possible.
Hunter.io
Hunter lets you find professional email addresses in seconds and connect with the people that matter for your business.
Fullhunt.io
If you don’t know all your internet-facing assets, which ones are vulnerable, FullHunt is here for you.
Onyphe
Cyber Defense Search Engine
Crt
Search for SSL certificates
Vulners
Security Intelligence feeds
Public www
Find any alphanumeric snippet, signature or keyword in the web pages HTML, JS and CSS code.
Pulsedrive
Thread Intelligence search
Intelx
Search for domain, email, cidr, ip, bitcoin address and more
Webmii
People search engine
Truthfinder
Social Media, Photos, Police Records, Background Checks, Civil Judgments, Contact Information (USA only)
Indeed
Search for CV’s / resumes
refseek
RefSeek is a web search engine for students and researchers that aims to make academic information easily accessible to everyone. RefSeek searches more than five billion documents, including web pages, books, encyclopedias, journals, and newspapers.
worldcat
WorldCat.org is a great resource for locating unique, trustworthy materials that you often can’t find anywhere except in a library
