Introduction to sock puppets

  • Misrepresentation of who you are - fake account, alternative identity.
  • Used to not let the person know you’re looking into them.
  • Never used on a device that belongs to you
  • Need to have a fake history to look legitimate

Creating sock puppets

Two types:

  • Fully fake account with full history
  • Known sock accounts - respected fake personality where no one knows the real person behind it.

Good resources

  • Creating an Effective Sock Puppet for OSINT Investigations – Introduction - https://jakecreps.com/sock-puppets/
  • The Art Of The Sock - https://www.secjuice.com/the-art-of-the-sock-osint-humint/
  • Reddit - My process for setting up anonymous sockpuppet accounts - https://www.reddit.com/r/OSINT/comments/dp70jr/my_process_for_setting_up_anonymous_sockpuppet/
  • Fake Name Generator - https://www.fakenamegenerator.com/
  • This Person Does not Exist - https://www.thispersondoesnotexist.com/
  • Privacy.com - https://privacy.com/join/LADFC - *Referral link. We each get $5 credit on sign up.