While conducting an OSINT investigation, it's important to be able to pull in information based on any clue you uncover. In particular, license plate information can turn up everywhere, from photos to live data to on your own street. You could use that data to find the VIN, see if a Tinder date has hit anyone, find out who's blocking your driveway, and so on. Skiptracer can help get the ball rolling.
To get started, you'll need to have Python 2 installed and updated on your system. The developer of Skiptracer, xillwillx, is in the process of updating the tool to Python 3 since Python 2 is no longer supported, but it's not entirely done yet, so Python 2 is what we'll need for now. To see if you have Python 2 installed, use:
~$ python 2 --version Python 2.7.18
Python 2.7.18 is the latest version, so you're good if that's what comes up. If you don't have it yet, install or update it using:
~$ sudo apt install python2
[sudo] password for kali: Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
python2 is already the newest version (2.7.17-2).
python2 set to manually installed.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 122 not upgraded.
Now, once you have the license plate number and state of the vehicle you want to conduct an OSINT investigation on, you could start plugging the data into websites online. Still, most of them will try and charge you hefty fees to access any information. That's why Skiptracer is an excellent tool to use, as it queries a bunch of APIs to see if it can find free information from the best sources that are available.
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Now, to get started with Skiptracer, after knowing you already have Python 2 installed and up to date, you'll ..
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