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#537: Best OSINT Tools 2026: What Pros Use Daily

Feb 18, 2026
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MJ Banias
MJ Banias, an investigative researcher and former journalist who runs BullshitHunting.com, shares a toolbox for digital investigations. He highlights username-scrapers, Google dork generators, open-directory crawlers, focused search engines, and evidence-capture platforms. Short demos show how these tools find hidden files, aggregate profiles, and organize investigative leads.
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Scan Open Directories For Exposed Files

  • Search open directories with OD Crawler to discover publicly exposed files and repos.
  • Treat results cautiously and sandbox any downloaded content for safety.
ADVICE

Use Kagi For Cleaner, Localized Searches

  • Use Kagi to surface small sites, forums, PDFs, and localized content without ad noise.
  • Run searches across multiple engines (Kagi, Google, Bing, Yandex) for different indexing results.
ADVICE

Capture And Index Research With Ubicron

  • Record and save web pages, screenshots, and extracted selectors with Ubicron to preserve evidence.
  • Use auto-scroll and text extraction to create searchable PDFs and capture phone numbers or names found on pages.
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