Osintgram

Osintgram is an OSINT tool that allows you to gather the information that is publically available on Instagram specifically.

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Jagoda Ryszka

1/10/20222 min read

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I've previously made a blog post about a Twitter OSINT tool that I have used before with a simple installation walkthrough. This is just like that but this time for Instagram.

Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) is any data/information that can be collected publically for free. This can be information found online via social media and articles, from books or reports and even from libraries. Now, this legal and public information but as with everything, there's always a line that can be crossed. The tool which I will be showing how to use is free and easy to set up.

These tools are legal but intent matters. This tool can easily be misused and used with ill intent which can get you into trouble.

Firstly, you need to download the tool. This is assuming you have python3 installed as well as pip. If you haven't, simply run the following commands.

sudo apt install git

sudo apt install python3

sudo apt install python3-pip

After that you run the following

git clone https://github.com/Datalux/Osintgram.git

this will download the tool. When it's done, type cd Osintgram to enter the directory.

Next, if you enter the config directory you will see two files. Inside the credentials.ini you need to enter the username and password of the Instagram account you will be using. You can make a new account just for using this tool if you feel is necessary.

After you enter in your credentials, exit out of that directory and you can then use the following command to get started

python3 main.py {target username}

run the command list and you will get a list of several commands within the tool.

The tool is very easy to use and can be fun to see the content and amount of information that can be gathered. I was able to find out the number of likes, comments, followers I have on my account. Descriptions of my pictures. as well as download my posts as well as stories. I used this for educational purposes, please be careful and considerate if using these tools.

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