Open source intelligence investigation of Telephone
Telephone numbers in the US are often unique compared to other countries, so their
registered owners have a greater variety of publicly available information that can
be useful in open source intelligence investigations.
Here is a telephone
open source intelligence investigation flow chart.
After obtaining a
telephone number, we can analyze the telephone number from the source of the
telephone, adjacent numbers, telephone type, number area code, number holder, social
media associated with the number, and telephone reverse lookup.
The country
and region to which a phone number belongs can be queried, and it can also be
determined whether it is the phone number of a certain company or unit by analyzing
its neighboring numbers.
It is also possible to inquire about the
information of the phone number holder through phone reverse check, etc.
By
querying the online social media or mobile apps, websites, etc. registered with the
mobile telephone, information such as the name, nickname, user name, profile, and
social media account of the mobile telephone holder can also be obtained.