Moreover, unlike these programs, "Hunter" is entirely legal, with the Russian authorities comparing it to Palantir's products or Paterva's Maltego platform." "Similar programs are available on the Internet and the black market, but they, at best, contain merged databases, where most information is outdated, and its relevance must be checked." "The interlocutors of the authors of the investigation on the "breakthrough" market compare "Hunter" with the well-known telegram bot Chimera," reports the Bell.
"Hunter" can find any mistake made by the targeted users at any point in the past, so even the slightest and most distant exposure of their true identity can be used to create deanonymization paths. The data points are drawn from social networks, blogs, forums, instant messengers, bulletin boards, cryptocurrency blockchains, darknet, and government services, and concern names, nicknames, email addresses, websites, domains, crypto wallets, encryption keys, phone numbers, geolocation info, IP addresses, and more. "The tool is allegedly called "Okhotnik" (Охотник), which translates to "hunter." It is said to use over 700 data points to make associations and correlations that can lead to unmasking otherwise anonymous Telegram users. Threat actors have utilized various channels that support content for those who seek to trade / transact user credentials and criminal tradecraft.Ĭommonly, the most active online criminal forums or dark web communities, intersect across channels on Telegram.Īll of these channels can be scraped and mined for intelligence. Cybersecurity & Red / Blue Threat Intelligence: Importantly, these channels provide by-the-second content that is critical of battlefield developments at small unit level operations - and higher.Ģ. Also, Georgian, Caucasus, Armenia/Azeri channels focusing on conflict reporting. You can equally find as many public Pro-Russian channels, as Pro-Ukrainian. Open Source Intelligence (OSINT): Telegram has been a treasure trove of online communities during the Russian War in Ukraine. Key thing to consider in the growth of Telegram users & content creation:ġ. Bold claim - "Telegram is not anonymous".
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