https://tracefind.info/blog/ OSINT guides and tutorials from TraceFind. en Sat, 07 Nov 2026 08:00:00 GMT https://tracefind.info/blog/bulk-email-lookup-guide https://tracefind.info/blog/bulk-email-lookup-guide Tutorials Sat, 07 Nov 2026 08:00:00 GMT How to check a list of email addresses in one go: upload a CSV, see the cost first, read breaches and accounts per row, and export the results. https://tracefind.info/blog/investigation-canvas-tutorial https://tracefind.info/blog/investigation-canvas-tutorial Tutorials Sat, 07 Nov 2026 08:00:00 GMT A hands-on tutorial for the TraceFind investigation canvas: add a seed, run searches on the graph, inspect, pivot, link, arrange and export your case as an image. https://tracefind.info/blog/breach-monitoring-alerts https://tracefind.info/blog/breach-monitoring-alerts Tutorials Sat, 07 Nov 2026 08:00:00 GMT A step-by-step tutorial for TraceFind monitors: schedule repeat checks of an email, username or phone number and get alerted when a new breach or account appears. https://tracefind.info/blog/tracefind-api-tutorial https://tracefind.info/blog/tracefind-api-tutorial Tutorials Sat, 07 Nov 2026 08:00:00 GMT A developer tutorial for the TraceFind API: create a token, start an email, username or phone search, poll for results, handle errors and limits, and download PDFs. https://tracefind.info/blog/check-before-you-pay https://tracefind.info/blog/check-before-you-pay Guides Fri, 06 Nov 2026 08:00:00 GMT Ten minutes of free checks before you pay a stranger online: photos, phone and email, usernames, safer payment methods and what to do if it goes wrong. https://tracefind.info/blog/domain-website-osint https://tracefind.info/blog/domain-website-osint Guides Thu, 05 Nov 2026 08:00:00 GMT How to investigate a domain or website: RDAP and WHOIS, DNS, certificate transparency, web archives and shared tracking IDs, with commands and a worked case. https://tracefind.info/blog/employee-breach-monitoring https://tracefind.info/blog/employee-breach-monitoring Guides Mon, 02 Nov 2026 08:00:00 GMT How leaked employee credentials lead to account takeover, how to check company email addresses against breach data, and how to notify staff under GDPR. https://tracefind.info/blog/spot-fake-online-profiles https://tracefind.info/blog/spot-fake-online-profiles Investigations Fri, 30 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT How to spot fake profiles and sockpuppet accounts: check account age, reused photos with reverse image search, username reuse and inconsistent profile details. https://tracefind.info/blog/osint-legal-ethical-guide https://tracefind.info/blog/osint-legal-ethical-guide Guides Tue, 27 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT Is OSINT legal? Where the lines run under the GDPR and computer misuse law, how to pick a lawful basis, and the case log and checklist that keep your work defensible. https://tracefind.info/blog/fitness-app-privacy-strava https://tracefind.info/blog/fitness-app-privacy-strava Privacy Sat, 24 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT Fitness app privacy explained: what your public Strava profile shows strangers and which privacy controls hide your activities, start and end points and routes. https://tracefind.info/blog/osint-investigation-workflow https://tracefind.info/blog/osint-investigation-workflow Investigations Thu, 22 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT A fictional OSINT case from one email address to a sourced report: scope, collection, pivots, verification, link analysis on a graph and what to write down. https://tracefind.info/blog/protect-your-digital-footprint https://tracefind.info/blog/protect-your-digital-footprint Privacy Wed, 21 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT Audit your digital footprint step by step: search your email, usernames and phone number, opt out of data brokers, delete old accounts and fix breach exposure. https://tracefind.info/blog/verify-email-address-exists https://tracefind.info/blog/verify-email-address-exists Tutorials Tue, 20 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT Verify an email address without sending mail: MX lookups, SMTP RCPT probing and its limits, catch-all domains, and how to spot disposable and role addresses. https://tracefind.info/blog/detect-disposable-phone-numbers https://tracefind.info/blog/detect-disposable-phone-numbers Tutorials Sat, 17 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT How to detect disposable phone numbers at signup: receive-SMS sites, VoIP line types, burst patterns, a simple decision policy and fair handling of flagged users. https://tracefind.info/blog/telegram-osint-guide https://tracefind.info/blog/telegram-osint-guide Tutorials Thu, 15 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT A Telegram OSINT tutorial: what public t.me pages show about users, channels and groups, how to analyze a channel, and which privacy settings limit exposure. https://tracefind.info/blog/check-email-data-breach https://tracefind.info/blog/check-email-data-breach Privacy Wed, 14 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT Check if your email was in a data breach, read the results, and decide what to do first: password changes, 2FA and protection from credential stuffing. https://tracefind.info/blog/reverse-phone-lookup-osint https://tracefind.info/blog/reverse-phone-lookup-osint Guides Mon, 12 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT What a reverse phone lookup can and cannot tell you: E.164 format, carrier and line type, portability, messenger registration and exact-match web mentions. https://tracefind.info/blog/email-osint-guide https://tracefind.info/blog/email-osint-guide Guides Fri, 09 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT An email OSINT method for investigators and fraud analysts: registrations, breaches, Gravatar, username pivots and how to grade what you find. https://tracefind.info/blog/github-osint-guide https://tracefind.info/blog/github-osint-guide Tutorials Thu, 08 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT A practical GitHub OSINT guide: what profiles, commits, SSH keys and orgs reveal, how to read a .patch file, and how developers can keep their email private. https://tracefind.info/blog/username-osint-guide https://tracefind.info/blog/username-osint-guide Guides Wed, 07 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT A practical username OSINT guide: enumerate accounts across sites, filter false positives, try handle variations and verify it really is the same person. https://tracefind.info/blog/what-is-osint https://tracefind.info/blog/what-is-osint Guides Tue, 06 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT OSINT means answering a specific question with public information. See how a real check works, the five-step cycle, passive versus active methods and the legal limits.