General Sources
Search Engines
| Type | Links |
|---|---|
| https://www.google.com | |
| Bing | https://www.bing.com |
-> see also article on Search Engine Hacking
News Groups
| Name | Link |
|---|---|
| Google Groups (former Usenet) | https://groups.google.com |
| Yahoo Groups | https://groups.yahoo.com/neo |
(Online-) Maps
| Name | Link |
|---|---|
| Google Maps | https://maps.google.com |
| Google Earth | https://www.google.com/intl/de/earth/ |
| Bing Maps | https://www.bing.com/maps |
Information about Companies
Business Social Networks
| Name | Link |
|---|---|
| LinkedIn (International) | https://www.linkedin.com |
| Xing (Germany) | https://www.xing.de |
Job Markets
| Country | Link | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | https://www.monster.de \ | https://www.stepstone.de \ | https://www.jobboerse.de \ | https://www.jobscout24.de |
Information about Persons
(Online-) Phonebooks
| Country | Links | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | https://www.telefonbuch.de \ | https://www.11880.com \ | https://www.gelbeseiten.de \ | https://www.dasoertliche.de |
People Search Engines
| Country | Link | |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | https://www.yasni.de \ | https://www.123people.de |
Username Search Engines
| Name | Link |
|---|---|
| NameCHK | https://namechk.com/ |
Social Networks
| Name | Link |
|---|---|
| Facebook (International) | https://www.facebook.com |
| Instagram (International, Pictures) | https://www.instagram.com |
| Wer Kennt Wen (Germany) | https://www.wer-kennt-wen.de |
Databreach Searches
| Name | Link |
|---|---|
| Have I been pwned | https://haveibeenpwned.com/ |
Information about Networks
Domain- and Hostnames
Online WHOIS Services
Generic Top Level Domains (gTLD)
| Network Information Center (NIC) | Link |
|---|---|
| VeriSign [.com, .net, .cc, .name, .tv] | https://www.verisign.com/en_US/domain-names/whois/index.xhtml?loc=en_US |
| Public Interest Registry [.org] | https://pir.org/whois/ |
| Afilias Limited [.info] | https://afilias-grs.info/public/whois_search |
| InterNIC [.aero, .arpa, .asia, .biz, .cat, .com, .coop, .edu, .info, .int, .jobs, .mobi, .museum, .name, .net, .org, .pro, or .travel] | https://www.internic.net/whois.html |
Country Code Top Level Domains (ccTLD)
| Network Information Center (NIC) | Link |
|---|---|
| DENIC [.de] | https://www.denic.de/webwhois/ |
IP-Blocks and -Addresses
Regional Internet Registry (RIR) WHOIS Services
| Region | Link | |
|---|---|---|
| ARIN | America | whois.arin.net |
| RIPE | Europe, Middle East, Central Asia | whois.ripe.net |
| AFRINIC | Africa | whois.afrinic.net |
| APNIC | Asia Pacific (better use National Internet Registrie´s WHOIS) | whois.apnic.net |
| LACNIC | Latin America | whois.lacnic.net |
National Internet Registry (NIR) WHOIS Services
--> In the Asia Pacific region it is better to query the NIR services
| Internet Registrar | Region | Link |
|---|---|---|
| CNNIC | China | whois.cnnic.cn |
| JPNIC | Japan | whois.nic.ad.jp |
| TWNIC | Taiwan | whois.twnic.net.tw |
| APJII | Indonesia | whois.apjii.or.id |
| KISA | Korea | whois.nida.or.kr |
| VNNIC | Vietnam | whois.vnnic.vn |
Information about Systems
Target Resources
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Code | Codes (e.g. from Web Applications) can contain internal system information like hostnames, ip adresses, etc. |
Search Engines
| Name | Link |
|---|---|
| ShodanHQ | https://www.shodan.io/ |
| Censys | https://censys.io/ |
Information about Applications and Websites
Internet Archives
| Name | Links |
|---|---|
| The Internet Archive´s WayBack Machine | http://www.archive.org/web |
-> Also you can use the Google Cache function from Google Search under any result