Running a basic background check for a website. 1. https://whois.domaintools.com / http://www.crimeflare.org:82 / https://www.findip-address.com / https://iphostinfo.com/cloudflare — IP or domain name information. The one in the middle gets through the CloudFlare defense. The last one will do the same and also provide a list of subdomains. https://whoisrequest.com/history/ will provide a history of changes made with the DNS records. 2. tracert [IP/domain name] (Windows) or traceroute [IP/domain name] (Linux) — the path each packet takes to get to the destination. 3. nslookup [IP/domain name] — DNS lookup. 4. https://web.archive.org/ — old versions of the website. 5. https://pentest-tools.com/website-vulnerability-scanning/discover-hidden-directories-and-files; DirBuster — open directories that may not have been mentioned anywhere on the website. 6. nmap — port information for the server hosting a website. 7. https://www.shodan.io/ — can be useful if used the right way. 8. https://ubersuggest.io/ — use this to find sites/links regarding your search term. 9. https://www.sixdegreesofwikipedia.com — find links quickly. Running a basic background check for an entity or a person. 1. https://opencorpdata.com/ — not much but at least something. 2. The police department responsible for the jurisdiction in which the incident occurred/city in which the incident occurred => protocol for requesting and receiving police reports. Requires to deanonimize oneself. 3. https://policereports.lexisnexis.com/search/ — Accident Reports. 4. https://www.beenverified.com/ — background checks and public records. Costs money. 5. https://www.mylife.com — what is the Internet's opinion about somebody. Similar principle as above. 6. https://www.accurint.com/ — locate-and-research tool that will have to be paid for. 7. http://www.data-trac.com/ — same as above. 8. https://legal.thomsonreuters.com/en/products/clear-investigation-software — Thomson Reuter's research tool for journalists. 9. https://www.pacer.gov/ — Public Access to Court Electronic Records. 10. https://www.canlii.org — same but Canadian. Some features cost money. 11. https://www.fbi.gov/services/cjis/nics — FBI's National Instant Criminal Background Check System. Requires to deanonimize oneself. Includes mental health and criminal entries. 12. Try to google "Department of Finance notice of [property] value", some cities/states have information on the Web about this. 13. Check for official statements on https://www.justice.gov/ and https://www.house.gov/. 14. https://www.courtlistener.com — database of legal opinions from courts. 15. https://www.sec.gov/ — US Securities and Exchange Commission. 16. https://issuu.com, https://www.newspapers.com — people publish magazines and other printed stuff here. 17. https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk, https://opengovuk.com/ — similar to OpenCorpData. 18. https://www.courtlistener.com/ — find court cases. https://mega.nz/#F!DwNkwAZQ!xa6JLeW9_632P0yw3MhlNw Eggman Island photo dump https://www.einvestigator.com/background-checks-and-investigations/