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Discord OSINT - An Empathic Banana and a Data Scraper Walk into a Search Bar

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Explore advanced Discord OSINT techniques that go beyond basic searches to uncover rich intelligence through both native Discord methods and large-scale data collection. Learn to use Discord's search operators and filtering capabilities to extract historical chat data, then pivot from user profiles, linked accounts, and visible servers to infer skills, interests, and geographic footprints. Discover how Discord data brokers and scrapers like Spy.pet have assembled and exposed user and server data at scale, while examining the OPSEC failures commonly made by these operations. Master practical techniques for assessing your own exposure based on server memberships and profile information, then implement concrete defensive measures at both user and server levels to limit data collection and reduce OSINT value. Through live demonstrations, gain hands-on experience with Discord "dorking" techniques, understand the capabilities and limitations of third-party scrapers used by researchers and cybercrime groups, and develop actionable protection strategies for individuals and server administrators to harden Discord against OSINT-driven abuse.

Syllabus

Date & Time: 8th August 2025, 10:50am – 11:35am Comprehensive Talk – 40 minutes

Taught by

Recon Village

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