--- title: openSquat: An Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) security tool description: openSquat is an open source intelligence (OSINT) tool written in Python that helps detect cyber squatting and typosquatting threats targeting a brand or domain... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/opensquat-an-open-source-intelligence-osint-security-tool-bjc1ys1wx twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: openSquat: An Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) security tool | daily.dev og:description: openSquat is an open source intelligence (OSINT) tool written in Python that helps detect cyber squatting and typosquatting threats targeting a brand or domain... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/opensquat-an-open-source-intelligence-osint-security-tool-bjc1ys1wx og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/BJc1YS1wX.png og:image:alt: openSquat: An Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) security tool og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # openSquat: An Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) security tool **[Cyber Security](https://daily.dev/sources/cyber_sec)** · [@rvrlx](https://daily.dev/rvrlx) · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary openSquat is an open source intelligence (OSINT) tool written in Python that helps detect cyber squatting and typosquatting threats targeting a brand or domain names. A free community edition is available, with the project hosted on GitHub and promoted via its own homepage. ## Content openSquat is an Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) security tool that identifies cyber squatting threats targeting your brand or domains. Written in Python. They offer a free community edition. Links: - GitHub repo [https://github.com/atenreiro/opensquat](https://github.com/atenreiro/opensquat) - Home page [ https://opensquat.com/](https://opensquat.com/) ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Building email-recon: A Free, Keyless OSINT Tool for SOC Threat Intel](https://daily.dev/posts/building-email-recon-a-free-keyless-osint-tool-for-soc-threat-intel-afembs1b9) · Medium · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [OSINT & OutSystems: Strategy for Penetration Tests, Security Research, and Red Teams](https://daily.dev/posts/osint-outsystems-strategy-for-penetration-tests-security-research-and-red-teams-sqtnkmsig) · ITNEXT · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#security](https://daily.dev/tags/security), [#python](https://daily.dev/tags/python), [#open-source](https://daily.dev/tags/open-source), [#osint](https://daily.dev/tags/osint) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/opensquat-an-open-source-intelligence-osint-security-tool-bjc1ys1wx) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https://daily.dev/posts/opensquat-an-open-source-intelligence-osint-security-tool-bjc1ys1wx","headline":"openSquat: An Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) security tool","text":"openSquat is an open source intelligence (OSINT) tool written in Python that helps detect cyber squatting and typosquatting threats targeting a brand or domain names. 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