🛡️ DarkWeb Sentinel — Test-Level Prototype

DarkWeb Sentinel is a proof-of-concept cybersecurity platform that monitors the dark web and breach databases to alert users when their personal data (email, phone, or username) appears in leaked dumps.

This test-level build includes:

• 🔐 User authentication (JWT-based)
• 📥 Identity tracking (email, phone, username)
• 📡 Scraper engine with local dump + API simulation
• ⚠️ Real-time alert integration
• 📊 Dashboard for visualization
• 📤 Frontend in React + Tailwind CSS

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🧪 Features Implemented in Test Version

• Authentication

  • JWT Login / Signup
  • Secure password hashing

• Identity Tracking

  • Add/delete tracked email, phone, or username
  • Stores hashed versions securely

• Scraper Engine (Node.js based)

  • Scans local leaks.html
  • Matches identities and triggers alerts
  • Includes test trigger endpoint: POST /test-alert

• Alert System

  • Alerts saved to MongoDB and displayed on dashboard
  • Simulated breach source tags
  • Scraper is auto-triggered on identity addition

• Frontend UI

  • Hero landing page with particle animation
  • Dashboard with tracked identities, recent alerts, breach timeline
  • Responsive and dark-themed UI

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🛠️ Tech Stack

• Frontend: React, TailwindCSS, React Icons
• Backend: Node.js, Express, MongoDB, JWT
• Scraper: Node.js (cron + static file parsing)
• Alerts: REST API + MongoDB
• Testing Dataset: Custom leaks.html file

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🚀 How to Run

# Backend
cd server
npm install
npm run dev

# Frontend
cd client
npm install
npm run dev

# Scraper
cd scraper
npm install
node index.js
node devServer.js