ThreatTracker

ThreatTracker is a Python script that helps you stay up-to-date with the latest trends in cyber attacks, vulnerabilities, and threat actors by monitoring threat intelligence sources and displaying the top 5 articles.

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/cyphercut/ThreatTracker.git

2. Install the required packages:

   pip3 install -r requirements.txt

Usage

To run the script, navigate to the project directory and enter the following command:

python3 main.py

This will display the top 5 articles from the following threat intelligence sources:

• KrebsOnSecurity
• The Hacker News
• Threatpost

The articles will be displayed in the terminal with clickable links that can be opened in a web browser. The titles of the articles will be colored to make them more readable.

Contributing

Contributions to ThreatTracker are welcome! To contribute, please fork the repository and submit a pull request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.

Credits for contributions

• shadowdevnotreal - Pull Request:
  • Code modification: Termcolor module replaces Colorama for output colorization, simplifying the code.
  • Start parameter used in enumerate to index at 1, not 0.
  • Unnecessary f-string brackets removed from print statements.
  • Argparse module used to define and parse command-line arguments.
  • -n/--num-articles option specifies the number of articles to display.
  • -f/--output-format option allows text, HTML, and JSON output formats.
  • -v/--verbose option enables verbose logging.
  • add_argument method defines -n/--num_articles argument that takes integer value with default of 5.
  • help parameter provides brief description of argument displayed with -h/--help option.
  • Value of argument retrieved using args.num_articles attribute.

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