Day 14 - Where's Rudolph?

Date: 14, December, 2020

Author: Dhilip Sanjay S

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OSINT

• OSINT investigations mostly start with only a username.

• User's post history in social media + Google - used to get more information.

User account Search

• Namechk

• Whatsmyname

• Namecheckup

• WhatsMyName github

• Sherlock Project

Reverse Image Lookup

• Yandex Image Search

• TinEye

• Bing Visual Search

• And yeah Google!

Image Metadata

• Jeffrey's Image Metadata Viewer

  • Tip: If you find any website having images with metadata, you can report in bug bounty platforms (Information Disclosure).

Breached Data

• Have I been Pwned

• Syclla.sh

• Dehashed

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Solutions

1) What URL will take me directly to Rudolph's Reddit comment history?

• Answer: https://www.reddit.com/user/IGuidetheClaus2020/comments

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2) According to Rudolph, where was he born?

• Answer: Chicago

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3) Rudolph mentions Robert. Can you use Google to tell me Robert's last name?

• Answer: May

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4) On what other social media platform might Rudolph have an account?

• Answer: Twitter

• Steps to Reproduce:

  • He mentions about Twitter in one of his Reddit Comments.

  • Search for IGuideClaus2020 in NameCheckup (the is removed from username in this case).

  • I Guide the Claus 2020 Twitter Profile

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5) What is Rudolph's username on that platform?

• Answer: IGuideClaus2020

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6) What appears to be Rudolph's favorite TV show right now?

• Answer: Bachelorette

• Steps to Reproduce: Check twitter posts.

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7) Based on Rudolph's post history, he took part in a parade. Where did the parade take place?

• Answer: Chicago

• Steps to Reproduce: Use Google Reverse image search

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8) Okay, you found the city, but where specifically was one of the photos taken?

• Answer: 41.891815, -87.624277

• Steps to Reproduce:

  • Visit Jeffrey's Image Metadata Viewer and upload the Higher Resolution image from the Twitter post.

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9) Did you find a flag too?

• Answer: {FLAG}ALWAYSCHECKTHEEXIFD4T4

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10) Has Rudolph been pwned? What password of his appeared in a breach?

• Answer: spygame

• Steps to Reproduce:

  • Search for the Email ID mentioned in the twitter profile in Syclla.sh

  • Search Query : email:[e-mail]

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Based on all the information gathered. It's likely that Rudolph is in the Windy City and is staying in a hotel on Magnificent Mile. What are the street numbers of the hotel address?

• Answer: 540

• Steps to Reproduce:

  • Go to the specified co-ordinates in Google Maps. Click on Chicago Marriott Downtown.

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