Google Dorking is an online investigative technique to search for sensitive information such as usernames and passwords. With a simple Google search, the internet can be your very own source of sensitive data that would otherwise be hidden or very difficult to find.

In many cases, We as a user won't be even aware of it. Google Dork is a search query that we give to Google to look for more granular information and retrieve relevant information quickly. For example, try to search for your name and verify results with a search query [inurl:your-name].

Is Google dorking illegal? Google dorking is completely legal — it's just another form of searching after all. Google was built to handle advanced searches, and banning this functionality would limit information access.