15 Google Dorks Every Ethical Hacker Should Master - Top 15 - cheat sheet

Oct 13, 2026

15 Google dorks that ethical hackers can learn and apply for targeted web discovery. The content explains how each operator refines Google search results, including restricting results to a site or domain, searching within URLs and page titles, and filtering by file type. It also covers link, cache, info, and related-page operators to locate references, archived versions, and third-party resources, enabling faster reconnaissance and research for cybersecurity work.

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Google Dorks

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Inurl dork

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Link dork

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Info dork

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15 Google Dorks Every Ethical Hacker Should Master TOP 15 GOOGLE DORKS 1/ 15 Site Searches for results on a specific website or domain | | | --- | | The site: dork restricts your search to a particular website, top-level domain, or subdomain . The Google search results are pages within the website, top-level domain, or subdomain that contain your query items . It’s essential for focusing on content from a particular web location,
such as your server. | [site:www.stationx. net](site:www.stationx. net) nmap TOP 15 GOOGLE DORKS 2/ 15 Inurl Searches for a specific keyword within a URL. | | | --- | | The inurl: dork finds URLs containing the character string. You can see the querystring in the URL of each Google search
result returned. | inurl:nmap TOP 15 GOOGLE DORKS 3/ 15 Intitle Searches for a specific keyword within the title of a webpage . | | | --- | | The intitle: dork looks for pages with titles containing the search terms . It’s useful when the title of your desired web resource contains a certain keyword. In the example below, we look for all our pages containing “google” in the title . | intitle:google [site:www.stationx. net](site:www.stationx. net) TOP 15 GOOGLE DORKS 4/ 15 Filetype Searches for a specific file type, such as PDF or XLS. | | | --- | | The filetype: dork restricts the returned web addresses to the designated file type, such as PDF or XLS. Unlike most other dorks, it requires additional keywords/ dorks in the search bar, or it’ll return no results . The Google search results have the designated file type . | filetype:pdf [site:apple.com](site:apple.com) TOP 15 GOOGLE DORKS 5/ 15 Link Searches for webpages that link to a specific URL. | | | --- | | The link: dork finds web pages linking to the given web domain . The Google search results can be from the given domain or third-party websites linking to the given domain . It can help you when you want to estimate the impact of a web
resource . | [link:www.stationx. net](link:www.stationx. net) "kali purple" TOP 15 GOOGLE DORKS 6/ 15 Cache Displays the cached version of a webpage as it was last indexed by Google . | | | --- | | Using the cache: dork, when you press Enter/ Return, the Google search console fetches the last saved copy of a particular website ( Google cache) if it exists and displays it. It’s useful for rediscovering a website before its downtime or latest update . | cache: [stationx. net](stationx. net) TOP 15 GOOGLE DORKS 7/ 15 Info Provides information about a specific website, including its cache, similar pages, and pages that link to it. | | | | | --- | --- | --- | | The info: dork returns pages that convey information about a website . The Google search engine results are the website’s cache, similar pages, and pages that link to it. It’s useful when you want to find third-party resources about a web page .
| | | [info:www.stationx. net-site:www.stationx. net](info:www.stationx. net-site:www.stationx. net) TOP 15 GOOGLE DORKS 8/ 15 Related Displays webpages related to a specific URL. | | | --- | | The related: dork returns websites about a given website . The Google search results are similar websites as the one specified. This dork is convenient when you want to broaden your scope and need help figuring out where to start. | [related:www.stationx. net](related:www.stationx. net) security TOP 15 GOOGLE DORKS 9/ 15 Allintitle Searches for webpages that contain multiple keywords in the title . | | | --- | | The allintitle: dork looks for pages with titles containing the search terms . It applies to the entire query string. It’s useful when the title of your desired web resource contains a series of keywords . | allintitle: how to get a job in cyber security fast

FAQs

What does the site: dork do in Google searches?

It restricts results to a specific website, top-level domain, or subdomain, helping focus on content from a particular web location.

How do inurl: and intitle: improve targeting?

inurl: searches for a keyword within the URL string, while intitle: searches for keywords within the webpage title.

When should you use cache: and info: dorks?

cache: shows the last indexed cached copy of a page, and info: returns results that provide information about a site, including cached and linking pages.

Oct 13, 2026

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