Volunteer OSINT community · since 2018
Noble nerds doing tech for good
NobleNerds brings together investigators, analysts, prosecutors, IT professionals, pentesters and ethical hackers who use open-source intelligence (OSINT) to help real investigations, for free.
Founded by Dr. Neal McLoughlin, former supervisor of the Chicago Police Department's first OSINT unit. Connect with Neal on LinkedIn.
What we do
Investigate
Crowd-sourced OSINT
Volunteers apply their skills to publicly available information to generate leads for investigators. Why we crowd-source.
Learn
Resources
Our free start.me page collects OSINT tools in one place, and our resources list adds guides with honest notes on what's now historical.
Connect
Referrals
Need OSINT training or an investigator? We match requests with vetted practitioners we know. How referrals work.
From the blog
All postsLaw Enforcement PSA on the Use of Social Media
A short public service announcement for police on the difference between a private and a public social media account, and using both responsibly.
Adventures in OSINT
How NobleNerds began, when a policeman and a hacker met at a conference trivia night and decided to put open-source intelligence to work for good.
Why We Crowd-Source OSINT for Investigations
What crowd-sourcing is, why it works for open-source intelligence investigations, and what volunteers get in return for their skills.
OSINT Professionals Never Stop Dreaming
Why volunteers give their time, what sets skilled OSINT practitioners apart, and how investigations pivot from one public lead to the next.