Treffer: РОЗРОБКА ЗАСТОСУНКУ ДЛЯ ПОШУКУ ПРОФІЛІВ КОРИСТУВАЧІВ У СОЦІАЛЬНИХ МЕДІА ЯК ПОЧАТКОВИЙ ЕТАП OSINT-ДОСЛІДЖЕННЯ.

The article discusses the development of an application for searching user profiles in social media in the context of OSINT research. The main types of user identifiers by which such a search can be performed are studied, in particular: phone number, email address, image, last name and first name, nickname. The advantages and limitations of each of these identifiers are analyzed in detail. Algorithms for automated search by last name and first name, as well as by nickname with corresponding flowcharts are developed and described. The main technical problems that arise when automating the process, including CAPTCHA processing, are described, and their solution is proposed using the Selenium WebDriver library, which allows emulating the actions of a real user. Based on the developed algorithms, a software application "KotOSINT" was created in Python with a graphical interface based on Tkinter. The application provides the functionality of searching user profiles in various social media, the ability to add new platforms, save search history and export them. Testing was conducted, which showed an average time of checking one link of about 4.2 seconds, which indicates the effectiveness of the application. Practical recommendations are provided for the safe use of the developed tool, in particular, regarding the use of VPN, the creation of separate browser profiles with fake accounts, taking into account the language settings of the system and preliminary testing in the verification mode. The "KotOSINT" application has the potential to become an important tool in combating cybercrime and increasing the effectiveness of OSINT research in the modern information environment, where social media play a key role in communication and dissemination of information. The development of such tools is especially relevant in the context of increasing cyber threats and the need to develop digital intelligence tools. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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