Google Dorking

By Garrett Mickley •  Updated: 09/30/19 •  1 min read

Also known as “Google Hacking”, this is the practice of using Google operators (symbols and special keywords) to narrow down search results.

For example, searching Google for site:garrettmickley.com "OSINT" | "open source intelligence" will show you every page on my site only that contains the words “OSINT” and/or “open source intelligence”.

Is Google Dorking Illegal?

Google Dorking itself is not illegal, however, it has been used in the past to preface illegal actions such as:

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