Week in OSINT #2021-04

No matter what area of OSINT you work in, this week I have loads of different topics! From training and telcos, languages and lists to books and Burp!

Welcome to yet another episode of my weekly roundup of OSINT news. Whether you are or know a victim of online abuse, looking for proof, or an ethical hacker that looks for new pivot points. Or maybe you need more information on where a language is used, for geolocation? OSINT is used by many different persons, and this week I'll be sending out some tips for some of these areas of expertise. So enjoy the following topics that I'll be writing about this week:

  • Personal Privacy
  • Alt-Tech Networks
  • Finding Telcos
  • Language Flowcharts
  • Amazon Wish Lists
  • Wayback Machine in Burp
  • TikTok Videos

Tutorial: Personal Privacy

This article goes over some basics when it comes to being a victim of online harassment. It shows you how to search, archive and investigate certain social media platforms that are popular. It also provides some basic information about operation security, and how to set-up your privacy settings. Absolutely not a definitive guide, but this is a really good start!

Investigate TikTok timestamps with unfurl
Investigate TikTok timestamps with unfurl

Link: https://www.hackersrepublic.org/culture-du-hacking/digital-raids-osint


Training: Alt-Tech Networks

OSINT Combine will be hosting a free webinar on how to investigate alt-tech platforms and the somewhat unknown platform MeWe. If you are curious on how to tackle new and unknown platforms, do register for this webinar! Time is 6:30am in Canberra, that translates to 19:30 UTC and 2:30pm EST.

Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VRfFYI9XSPmUoeZ1WVTWSg


Site: Finding Telcos

This is an interesting link for people that are looking for the company that holds a phone number in Belgium. In case people are looking for Dutch phone numbers, there's the site of the ACM (Dutch only), a tip that I received long time ago from Aware Online.

Link: https://crdc.be

Link: https://www.acm.nl/nl/onderwerpen/telecommunicatie/telefoonnummers/nummers-doorzoeken


Tip: Language Flowcharts

Lockpicking Pete shared two language flowcharts last week. By going over the characters that are visible, it's possible to distinguish the possible language that is shown. They are included in the extensive GeoGuessr guide, but the original creators are from Duolingo and Reddit.

Original flowchart by 'Scutigera' on Duolingo
Original chart by 'Scutigera' on Duolingo
Original chart by 'orodicnostablo' and 'olsnes' on Reddit
Original chart by 'orodicnostablo' and 'olsnes' on Reddit

Tip: Amazon Wish Lists

Joe Gray shared a few Amazon wish lists the other day, and with lockdowns all over the world, this is the perfect time to keep on reading!

Joe Gray's lists on Amazon
Joe Gray's lists on Amazon

OSINT: https://a.co/1oCofom

GeoINT: https://a.co/8kZgI2Q

Social Engineering: https://a.co/7UXGR8p


Tool: Wayback Machine in Burp

RedHunt Labs released a Burp extension last year that I somehow completely missed. You don't know what Burp is? No worries, this is for the pentesters out there for once. With this extensions it's possible to automatically scan the Wayback Machine for archived pages, to get a list of interesting URL's by passive reconnaissance, instead of hammering the webserver. And besides that, who know what can be found on the Internet Archive that might help you in your current assessment?

Retrieving historical URL's
Retrieving historical URL's

Link: https://redhuntlabs.com/blog/asset-history-burp-extension.html

GitHub: https://github.com/redhuntlabs/BurpSuite-Asset_History


Tip: TikTok Videos

Gonzo was on it again last week with sharing some of his quick tips on Twitter. To download a TikTok video, you can simply go to the 'developer toolbar', search for video-card-browse and you can find the URL to the video. This is especially handy if you don't want to use any extensions or add-on due to trust issues.


Have a good week and have a good search!

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