(OSINT) tools to help find missing persons

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I came across this on DistroWatch this morning. It is an interesting concept. Is also shows the versatility of Linux.

Trace Labs OSINT VM is a Debian-based Linux distribution with specialist open-source intelligence (OSINT) tools to help find missing persons and reunite them with their families. It is provided as a set of pre-built images for VMware and Virtual Box virtual machines. The OSINT tools, which need to be downloaded separately via a helper script, include Email Search (to perform email searches via social media, breach info, and other sources), Multi Search (to perform searches over multiple sources, such as social media, domains, IPs, phone numbers), Username Search (to check username availability across multiple platforms), Social Media (to gather OSINT from popular social media platforms). Also included are Phone Numbers, Images & Video Analysis, Documentation & Capture; Geolocation & Mapping, among various other useful tools.

I hope it is very successful in finding people’s lost loved ones.

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:smiling_face_with_sunglasses: This is one of those projects that highlights just how broad the Linux ecosystem has become. Specialized distributions like this show how Linux can be tailored for very specific real world purposes.

Nice that Trace Labs has focused on open-source tools. Hopefully, helps reunite families with missing loved ones. It’s a worthwhile use of the platform. Now back to the video! :slight_smile: