Understanding Sock Puppet Accounts: Why They're Used and How to Create Them Safely

 

A sock Puppet Account also can be referred to as a burner account. These accounts are used and are not associated with us in any way. This account uses a fake name, location, job, image personality, etc.

Should never contain:

• Real Name
• Real Address
• Real Job
• Real Phone Number
• Personal Links or associations which get back to us

Why do we need a Sock Puppet account?

• Depending on who we are investigating they may be dangerous
• These individuals may dox us with our own information
• These individuals may not want to be found.
• We may spook the targets if they know we are viewing their page or draw suspicion

Additional Considerations

• Always use your account in your OSINT VM
• Run a clean VM for each investigation
• If you run a VPN (which is generally a good idea) Facebook may flag our account.
• Using TOR is also a good option (you may run into same issue)

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