Cyber Detective
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Every day I write about 0pen Source Intelligence tools and techniques. Also little bit about forensics and cybersecurity in general. Work in https://t.me/netlas
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Channel Cyber Detective (@cybdetective) in the English language segment is an active participant. Currently, the community unites 27 026 subscribers, ranking 4 840 in the Technologies & Applications category and 1 400 in the USA region.
π Audience metrics and dynamics
Since its creation on Π½Π΅Π²ΡΠ΄ΠΎΠΌΠΎ, the project has demonstrated rapid growth, gathering an audience of 27 026 subscribers.
According to the latest data from 09 September, 2026, the channel demonstrates stable activity. Although there has been a change in the number of participants by 440 over the last 30 days and by 15 over the last 24 hours, overall reach remains high.
- Verification status: Not verified
- Engagement rate (ER): The average audience engagement rate is 14.16%. Within the first 24 hours after publication, content typically collects 4.91% reactions from the total number of subscribers.
- Post reach: On average, each post receives 3 822 views. Within the first day, a publication typically gains 1 325 views.
- Reactions and interaction: The audience actively supports content: the average number of reactions per post is 6.
- Thematic interests: Content is focused on key topics such as osint, investigation, domain, map, engine.
π Description and content policy
The author describes the resource as a platform for expressing subjective opinions:
βEvery day I write about 0pen Source Intelligence tools and techniques. Also little bit about forensics and cybersecurity in general. Work in https://t.me/netlasβ
Thanks to the high frequency of updates (latest data received on 10 September, 2026), the channel maintains relevance and a high level of publication reach. Analytics show that the audience actively interacts with content, making it an important point of influence in the Technologies & Applications category.
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Posts Archive
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Repost from Cyber Detective
6 search engines that find the internet that Google forgot
No AI answers, min AI generated and SEO spam. Detailed review by Gregory Glibson:
Marginalia Search
Wiby
Million Short
Search My Site
Mwmbl
Mojeek
https://makeuseof.com/search-engines-that-find-the-internet-that-google-forgot/
#searchengines
27 032
Darknet MCP Server
66 tools
16 sources
Dark Web & Threat Intelligence for AI agents
https://github.com/badchars/darknet-mcp-server
#osint #darknet
27 032
Repost from N/a
A single username usually hits a dead end after just one or two profiles.
Yet almost everyone recycles 2 to 3 handles across work, entertainment, and burner accounts.
Cracking that single secondary nickname is often the exact pivot that blows an investigation wide open β unlocking dozens of hidden profiles, personal photos, and discarded digital footprints.
Finding those hidden aliases isn't guesswork; itβs a cyclical process of connecting digital breadcrumbs without falling into the trap of false attribution.
Read the full breakdown on the exact framework to track down secondary nicknames and properly verify hidden profiles:
π https://noimosiny.com/resources/blog/additional-nicknames
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Awesome Twitter Tools
Tools
Browser Extensions
Research Papers
Datasets
Twitter Lists
https://github.com/hridaydutta123/awesome-twitter-tools
#socmint
27 032
Inside Discord: An OSINT Guide
to Servers, Search and OPSEC
Guide by Osint Combine:
How does it work
OPSEC considerations
Discord Discover
Searching for Discord invites
Searching within Discord
Discord user ID
Key takeaways
https://www.osintcombine.com/post/inside-discord-an-osint-guide-to-servers-search-and-opsec
#socmint #discord
27 032
Practical Darknet Operations Guides
Part of Master Darknet course:
Network Level Anonymity Foundations
Installing and Verifying Tor Software
Tor Browser Practical Usage
Onion Link Discovery and Validation
File Transfer and Content Handling
and more.
https://yottajunaid.github.io/Master-Darknet/guides/practical-darknet-operations/
27 032
Username OSINT & Cross-Platform Identity
Which username enumeration tools still work in 2026?
Maigret vs Sherlock vs WhatsMyName: Which Should You Use?
How do you correlate one identity across platforms?
What do username patterns reveal?
Key Definitions
https://maxintel.org/username-osint-guide-2026.html
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Recon Skills
A curated pack of security skills for external reconnaissance, web applications, APIs, authentication, vulnerability validation, attack-path analysis, and reporting.
https://github.com/uphiago/recon-skills/
#cybersecurity
27 032
Digital Asset Inventory by @pandora_intelligence
Local-first scanner for discovering accounts and digital assets from data you already have:
- bookmarks
- password-manager exports
- browser history
- local email archives
- saved Google/Apple connected-app pages.
https://github.com/Panda-Lewandowski/digital_asset_inventory
27 032
When the Source Attacks Back: Prompt Injection Is Coming for OSINT
Guide by dutch_osintguy:
Prompt Injection vs Hallucination in OSINT
How do you find a prompt injection?
An OSINT workflow for safe AI use
The analystβs challenge questions
https://www.dutchosintguy.com/post/when-the-source-attacks-back-prompt-injection-is-coming-for-osint
27 032
AI-Enhanced OSINT
Claude's Revolutionary OSINT Capabilities
AI Language Models for OSINT Research
Specialized OSINT Platforms
Best Practices and Recommendations
Advanced Investigation Platforms
https://github.com/atlas-bear/osint-ai-guide
#osint #ai
27 032
Data Deletion Claude Skill
- 314 data brokers
- OSINT tools and breach-search engines with verified privacy contacts
- request templates for 13 privacy regimes
- escalation paths to 21 regulators.
https://github.com/0nicell/data-deletion-skill
27 032
AIRCRAFTDEFECTS
1,757,827 Federal Aviation Administration service difficulty reports archive (1995-01-01 to 2026-08-26) with infographics and detailed statistics.
https://aircraftdefects.com/
by Henk Van Ess
27 032
Repost from Soxoj insides
Bookmarked a cool command-line OSINT tool from GitHub but never found time to try it?
I built OSINT Tool Deploy Skill for Claude Code which turns a GitHub link into a working tool πͺ with deployment and verification that it actually works. Windows is supported!
Installation time decreases from hours to minutes π with templates and a knowledge base of common issues and fixes.
Investigate crimes, not Python dependency errors π₯Έ
π Try it: https://github.com/soxoj/claude-osint-deploy
27 032
IntelTechniques Blog Archive
Unredacted Magazine issues, guides, books updates and The Privacy Security OSINT Show episodes.
Since 2020.
https://inteltechniques.com/blog/
27 032
Anti-Forensics: How to Encrypt Messages in Any Messenger or Social Network
Workflow
Web-Based Encryption Tools
Warning
Offline Encryption Software
Summary
https://hackers-arise.com/anti-forensics-how-to-encrypt-messages-in-any-messenger-or-social-network/
By co11ateral
27 032
OSINTClaw Part 2: Can an AI Agent Threat Hunt?
The Benchmark
What I Measured
Choosing the Models
The Leading Results
Filtered Deployment Views
The Later Gemini extension
The surprise: Qwen versus its uncensored variant
What did it cost?
https://aaroncti.com/osintclaw-part-2-can-an-ai-agent-threat-hunt/
By AaronCTI
27 032
OSINT Maps
Satellite/aerial imagery
Street View
Anomalies and "Lost Places"
Worldwide street webcams
Urban and industrial infrastructure
Politics, conflicts and crisis
Geospatial Research and Mapping Tools
Maps by Search Engines
Live Cyber Threat Maps
https://www.osintguide.com/en/tools/category/osint-maps
27 032
Open Source Intelligence (OSINT): Gathering Information on a WhatsApp Account
Guide by _aircorridor
Step #1: Setting Up WhatsApp-OSINT in Kali Linux
Step #2: Using WhatsApp OSINT for Intelligence Gathering
Summary
https://hackers-arise.com/open-source-intelligence-osint-gathering-information-on-a-whatsapp-account/
#osint #socmint #whatsapp
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AI Dorks β Contact & Digital Footprint
Public professional contact discovery
Profile discovery & correlation
Verify a claimed identity / affiliation
Username / email availability sweep
https://maxintel.org/ai-dork-contact.html
#osint #ai
