Investigating People GOSI Practice Questions (Page 11)

Questions 51–55

1. 51application · medium

   An investigator is looking into a subject who has deleted their social media accounts and changed their name. The investigator wants to find evidence of the subject's previous identity. Which technique would be most effective?

   • ASearch for the subject's current name on a people search engine to find their new address.
   • BUse the Wayback Machine to access archived versions of the subject's old social media profiles.
   • CPerform a reverse image search on the subject's current profile picture to find other accounts using the same image.
   • DSearch for the subject's current email address on a breach database to find old usernames.
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2. 52application · medium

   An analyst has a photo of a person of interest taken in front of a unique mural. The analyst wants to identify the location and possibly the person. Which sequence of actions is most effective?

   • ACheck the photo's EXIF data for GPS coordinates, then use a map to find the mural.
   • BPost the photo on a social media group asking for location identification.
   • CUse a people search engine to find the person's address and then look for murals near that address.
   • DRun a reverse image search on the mural to identify the location, then search for the person's name with that location.
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4. 53foundation · easy

   An analyst notices that a target uses the same username on a forum and a social media site. What is the primary value of this observation?

   • AIt provides the target's email address
   • BIt shows the target's employment history
   • CIt allows the analyst to link the two accounts to the same person
   • DIt reveals the target's physical location
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5. 54expert · hard

   An investigator is researching a subject who has legally changed their name and deleted their old social media accounts. The investigator finds an old forum post from 2010 that mentions the subject's previous name and a specific hobby. Which approach would best uncover more historical data?

   • AUse a people search engine to look up the previous name and current address.
   • BSearch the Wayback Machine for archived versions of the forum and any linked profiles, and search for the previous name with the hobby.
   • CSearch current social media for the previous name to see if any accounts still exist.
   • DReverse image search the forum's images to find other posts by the same person.
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6. 55foundation · easy

   What is the primary purpose of username and handle correlation in an OSINT investigation?

   • ATo analyze the target's posting frequency
   • BTo identify the target's friends and family
   • CTo uncover additional accounts and online presence linked to a target
   • DTo determine the target's real name from their username
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