package sources import ( "context" "encoding/json" "fmt" "io" "net/http" "net/url" "time" "golang.org/x/time/rate" "github.com/salvacybersec/keyhunter/pkg/providers" "github.com/salvacybersec/keyhunter/pkg/recon" ) // HackerNewsSource searches the Algolia-powered Hacker News search API for // comments containing leaked API keys. Developers occasionally paste // credentials in HN discussion threads about APIs and tools. type HackerNewsSource struct { BaseURL string Registry *providers.Registry Limiters *recon.LimiterRegistry Client *Client } var _ recon.ReconSource = (*HackerNewsSource)(nil) func (s *HackerNewsSource) Name() string { return "hackernews" } func (s *HackerNewsSource) RateLimit() rate.Limit { return rate.Every(1 * time.Second) } func (s *HackerNewsSource) Burst() int { return 5 } func (s *HackerNewsSource) RespectsRobots() bool { return false } func (s *HackerNewsSource) Enabled(_ recon.Config) bool { return true } // hnSearchResponse represents the Algolia HN Search API response. type hnSearchResponse struct { Hits []hnHit `json:"hits"` } type hnHit struct { CommentText string `json:"comment_text"` ObjectID string `json:"objectID"` StoryID int `json:"story_id"` } func (s *HackerNewsSource) Sweep(ctx context.Context, _ string, out chan<- recon.Finding) error { base := s.BaseURL if base == "" { base = "https://hn.algolia.com" } client := s.Client if client == nil { client = NewClient() } queries := BuildQueries(s.Registry, "hackernews") if len(queries) == 0 { return nil } for _, q := range queries { if err := ctx.Err(); err != nil { return err } if s.Limiters != nil { if err := s.Limiters.Wait(ctx, s.Name(), s.RateLimit(), s.Burst(), false); err != nil { return err } } searchURL := fmt.Sprintf("%s/api/v1/search?query=%s&tags=comment&hitsPerPage=20", base, url.QueryEscape(q)) req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodGet, searchURL, nil) if err != nil { continue } req.Header.Set("Accept", "application/json") resp, err := client.Do(ctx, req) if err != nil { continue } body, err := io.ReadAll(io.LimitReader(resp.Body, 256*1024)) _ = resp.Body.Close() if err != nil { continue } var result hnSearchResponse if err := json.Unmarshal(body, &result); err != nil { continue } for _, hit := range result.Hits { if ciLogKeyPattern.MatchString(hit.CommentText) { itemURL := fmt.Sprintf("https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=%s", hit.ObjectID) out <- recon.Finding{ ProviderName: q, Source: itemURL, SourceType: "recon:hackernews", Confidence: "medium", DetectedAt: time.Now(), } } } } return nil }