Monthly OSINT News & Tools - December 2022

Join The OSINT Curious Project team as we talk about some news and tools in #OSINT.  This week, Micah (@WebBreacher) and Christina (@ChristinaLekati) put some extra emphasis on demonstrating new tools and search techniques. They started by discussing SMART (Start Me Aggregated Resource Tool), an OSINT Start.me page parser and aggregator. Bash scripting came into the conversation shortly after and along with it, Sinwindie's (@OSINTDojo) video tutorial.   OSINT on Mastodon had it's special place on this episode, as it is a social media platform that has been growing exponentially the past few weeks. We discussed what is different from other social media platforms and shared an introductory guide on how to conduct OSINT investigations on it. We also demonstrated 3 different ways & tools one can use to find usernames and accounts on Mastodon.  Micah and Christina moved on to discuss the role cryptography can play in certain investigations and shared a blog post that acts as a useful introduction into this intersection of disciplines.  Micah demonstrated the project "Backmoji", a resource that keeps historical data on the bitmoji's someone has historically used, based on their user ID. This database can reflect changes people have made in their appearance over time.  Speaking of appearances and images, we also shared a twitter thread that lists a number of resources that help conduct and improve reverse image searches. The list does not only contain tools that conduct RIS, but also editing tools that help this process.   Thank you for joining us for another episode, we wish everyone a happy holiday season and a happy new year! See you next time!  📚 LINKS AND RESOURCES mentioned in this stream:  SMART (Start Me Aggregated Resource Tool): https://webbreacher.com/2022/11/14/get-smart-about-osint/ Sinwindie's (@Sinwindie / @OSINTDojo) Bash Scripting Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrXZv0hST0M Blog “Mastodon OSINT: A Comprehensive introduction” https://www.secjuice.com/mastodon-osint-a-comprehensive-introduction/ WhatsMyName Username Checking Tool: https://whatsmyname.app/ Imagstodon Tool: https://seintpl.github.io/imagstodon/ Masto Tool: https://github.com/C3n7ral051nt4g3ncy/Masto Blog: "Cryptography & OSINT - The fundamentals": https://www.dutchosintguy.com/post/cryptography-osint-the-fundamentals Backmoji Tool: https://backmoji.osint.ninja Twitter thread by “OSINT for All”: “Ultimate list of resources for reverse image search”: https://twitter.com/AllForOsint/status/1588348612802932736  👁‍🗨 OSINT Curious:   🌍WEBSITE: All of our resources, blog posts, 10 minute tips, videos and podcasts in one place. You also find ways to participate and support our project. https://osintcurio.us/  🦉TWITTER:  Connect with us! We post OSINT updates, news, tips and tools, and interact with the Twitter community. https://twitter.com/osintcurious  👩‍💻 DISCORD:  Chat with us on The OSINT Curious Discord server! This is a place to share your own resources, ask questions, give and receive help in solving OSINT challenges, and interact with a very enthusiastic OSINT community. https://iam.osintcurio.us/discord