4-Step Methodology
Foundations- Define question → What do I want to know?
- Identify sources → Table below |
- Collect → Manual + automations |
- Validate and document → Screenshots, hash, date, URL, archive.org |
| Data Type | Usual Location | Star Tool |
|---|---|---|
| Name | LinkedIn, Facebook | Maigret |
| Data breaches, newsletters | HIBP | |
| Phone | WhatsApp Business, TrueCaller | Infobel |
| Username | Forums, gaming, GitHub | Snoop |
| Photo | Geolocation, EXIF | Exiftool |
| Domain | WHOIS, certificates | Amass |
| IP | Scanning, Shodan | Shodan |
| Crypto wallet | Blockchain explorers | BlockCypher |