4. Maltego
Description:
- Maltego is a data mining and link analysis tool. It provides a graphical interface for visualizing relationships between entities like domains, IP addresses, people, and organizations, which helps in OSINT investigations.
Examples:
- Domain Information Discovery: Explanation: Start a new graph in Maltego, add a domain entity (e.g., example.com), and run transforms such as “Resolve to IP Address” to gather associated IPs.
- Email Relationship Analysis: Explanation: Add an email entity (e.g., info@example.com), and run transforms to see relationships such as social profiles or associated domains.
- Visualizing Social Media Links: Explanation: Add a person’s name entity and run social media transforms to discover linked accounts across platforms such as Twitter and LinkedIn.