Open-source intelligence (OSINT) is the collection and analysis of data gathered from open sources (overt and publicly available sources) to produce actionable intelligence.

🔁 Lifecycle

1. Planning : you’re ask to gather as much info as you can about someone of something
2. Collection : gather information (main subject of the course)
3. Processing and exploitation : interpret data
4. Analysis and prod : report
5. Dissemination : presentation

🐶 Sock Puppets

Online representation of someone you’re not. Fake account, Alternate account. Stay hidden, don’t draw attention, never let anyone you’re doing OSINT. No way to loop back your real identity.

Account that seems real, with an history. Have email, twitter, social media. Used to identify without getting related to you.

🔗 Links and blogs about sock puppets :

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👷 Create sock puppets

Two type of sock puppets :

1. Full on, true fake identity
2. Account known as fake without knowing the creator

🎲  Some tools create full identity randomly, providing name, origin, mother maiden name etc.

Get a whole new identity at the Fake Name Generator

🤖. You can generate identity photos of people that doesn’t exist through AI. Better to avoid reverse image search.

This Person Does Not Exist

📞. Tie account to tool only related to this account, burner phone, laptop where you’ll not connect with any personal account. Virtual credit card. Mint mobile number.

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