Recon-ng

Recon-ng is an open-source reconnaissance tool in Kali Linux for information gathering, open-source intelligence (OSINT) collection, and surveillance. Security professionals and penetration testers commonly use it to gather information about target networks, organizations, or individuals.

How it works:

Recon-ng allows users to Collect data from diverse outlets, including internet-based reservoirs. Social media platfor ms, public databases, and more. It uses a modular framework that enables users to leverage different modules for conducting reconnaissance activities such as DNS enumeration, WHOIS lookups, email surveys, and more.

How to install: Recon-ng is pre-installed in Kali Linux. However, if it needs to be updated or reinstalled, you can use the following commands:

Open a terminal window in Kali Linux.
Update Recon-ng:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install recon-ng

What is Recon-ng used for:

Information gathering: Recon-ng collects information about target networks, domains, web applications, and individuals.
OSINT collection: It helps gather open-source intelligence by extracting data from public sources to aid reconnaissance activities.
Vulnerability assessment: Recon-ng can assist in identifying potential vulnerabilities by collecting and analyzing information about the target environment.
Social engineering: It can gather information for social engineering attacks by collecting data from various sources, like social networking sites, online search tools, and more.

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