PLAYER: player1 | XP: 500 | LEVEL: 4

MISSION 3 — GOOGLE DORKING (OSINT RECONNAISSANCE)

Real-World Scenario:

Before attacking a system, hackers often gather information using OSINT (Open Source Intelligence).

One common technique is Google Dorking — using advanced search queries to find exposed files.

Example Google Dorks:

site:target.com "index of /"
intitle:"backup" filetype:sql
inurl:admin login

OWASP Reference:

This relates to Security Misconfiguration and Information Disclosure (OWASP Top 10).

Why this matters:

Attackers do NOT start by hacking — they start by finding exposed data that was never meant to be public.