OSINT

OSINT Tools

Quick access to my most-used OSINT investigation tools.

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Crypto OSINT tools

  • Blockchairhttps://blockchair.com
    Multi-blockchain explorer (BTC, ETH, LTC, BCH, DASH…). Great for address lookups, transaction tracing and on-chain analytics.

  • Mempool.spacehttps://mempool.space
    Bitcoin mempool and block explorer. Shows fees, unconfirmed transactions, and detailed on-chain information.

  • BTC.com Explorerhttps://btc.com
    Simple Bitcoin block and address explorer — ideal for quick on-chain checks.

  • Etherscanhttps://etherscan.io
    Ethereum explorer for addresses, smart contracts, tokens, and transaction analysis. Perfect for ERC-20/ERC-721 investigations.


Social media OSINT tools

  • Social-Searcherhttps://www.social-searcher.com
    Cross-platform social media search. Useful for keyword tracking and public post discovery.

  • Whopostedwhat?https://whopostedwhat.com
    Facebook OSINT tool for discovering public posts by keyword and date.

  • IntelX (social search)https://intelx.io
    Search leaked databases, public documents, and partially social platforms. Limited free tier.

  • TweetDeck / X Tools (general)https://x.com
    Monitoring tool for accounts, hashtags and threads. Works great with custom scripts and alerts.


Other OSINT tools

  • Shodanhttps://www.shodan.io
    Internet-wide scanner of exposed devices and services — banners, ports, technologies.

  • Censyshttps://search.censys.io
    Host, certificate, and service search. Excellent for pivoting between IPs, domains and TLS fingerprints.

  • URLhaushttps://urlhaus.abuse.ch
    Open malware/phishing URL database. IOC lookup for URLs, domains, and IPs.

  • VirusTotalhttps://www.virustotal.com
    File, URL and hash analysis using multiple AV engines + community intel.


OSINT Articles

Below is a complete list of OSINT-related posts in chronological order.


OSINT articles & workflows