5 ways to find Files Containing Passwords using Google search.

Google Hacking:-

Google hacking doesn’t mean that breaking into Googles’ data, but it is the queries that used to get the details in the simpler way while googling.

Here are some examples of such queries :

 

Files Containing Passwords:-

This will bring public Trello boards often containing usernames and passwords. You can guess the context from the other cards published or fine-tune the query to probe boards you’re interested in.

Google Search: site:trello.com password

 

Google Search: inurl:”gradle.properties” intext:”proxyPassword”

A Google dork that gives SQL connection information (sql server ip,username,password)

Google Search: intext:connectionString & inurl:web & ext:config

FTP/SFTP credentials in .ftpconfig file from Atom text editor.

Google Search: intitle:”Index Of” intext:.ftpconfig

Finds files with WinVNC passwords

Google Search: ext:reg ” [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ORL\WinVNC3]” -git

 

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