Awesome Hacker Search Engines is a community-maintained reference of the best security-focused search engines and online tools. Whether you’re enumerating attack surfaces, hunting CVEs, tracking threat actors, or running OSINT investigations, this list has you covered — organized into 25+ categories so you can find the right tool fast.Documentation Index
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Introduction
Learn what this list covers and how it’s organized
How to Use
Practical workflows for pentesters, bug bounty hunters, and OSINT analysts
Servers & Infrastructure
Shodan, Censys, FOFA, ZoomEye, and more internet-wide scanners
Vulnerabilities & Exploits
CVE databases, exploit archives, and PoC repositories
Threat Intelligence
MITRE ATT&CK, VirusTotal, abuse.ch feeds, and malware sandboxes
OSINT & People
Email, phone, social network, and people-search tools
Browse by Category
Attack Surface
External exposure mapping
Domains
WHOIS, subdomains, DNS history
DNS
Passive DNS and zone analysis
Certificates
Certificate transparency search
URLs
URL scanning and reputation
Code Search
Search across public repositories
Credentials
Data breach and hash lookups
Leaks
Breach databases and leak archives
Web History
Wayback Machine and page archives
WiFi Networks
Wireless network databases
Hidden Services
Tor network search engines
Images
Reverse image and EXIF tools
Phone Numbers
Reverse phone lookup services
People
People search and public records
Surveillance Cameras
Public webcam directories
Files
File and paste search engines
Crypto
Blockchain analysis tools
Vehicle
VIN and license plate lookups
About This Project
Awesome Hacker Search Engines is an open-source, MIT-licensed project maintained by edoardottt and the community. All tools listed are publicly accessible online resources — no software installation required.This list is for educational and authorized security testing purposes only. Always ensure you have proper permission before using these tools against any target.