Top Hacking Passive Recon Tools

Secrets you need to know

Exploit The Edge
3 min readMar 11, 2023
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As technology continues to advance, hackers are also becoming smarter and more sophisticated. To stay ahead of these threats, it’s crucial to have the right tools for passive recon. These tools can help you gather critical information about your target without raising any suspicion. In this article, we will be diving deep into the world of passive recon tools and reveal the best ones that every hacker should know about.

  1. Shodan:

Shodan is a powerful search engine designed to locate specific types of devices connected to the internet. This tool can provide information such as device type, IP address, location, and even open ports. It’s a favorite tool among hackers because it allows them to find vulnerable devices that can be exploited.

2. theHarvester:

theHarvester is a reconnaissance tool that allows hackers to gather information about email accounts, subdomains, and hostnames. This tool uses a combination of search engines and data sources to collect information that can be used for social engineering, phishing, and other attacks.

3. Maltego:

Maltego is a graphical tool designed to gather information about individuals and organizations. It can be used to map out relationships between people…

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