Telephasma - Telegram Gift Network Analyzer - CTI Project

AI-assisted tools were used during backend and frontend development.

A powerful OSINT tool for analyzing Telegram gift-giving networks and channel ownership relationships. Telephasma scans Telegram groups/channels to discover users, map their gift transactions, and identify channel owners through bio analysis.

🎯 Features

• User Discovery: Scan Telegram groups/channels to extract member profiles
• Gift Chain Analysis: Track who sends gifts to whom, building relationship networks
• Channel Owner Detection: Identify users who own channels/groups via bio parsing
• Real-time Visualization: Interactive force-directed graph showing user relationships
• Recursive Scanning: Follow gift chains to discover connected users
• Multi-language UI: English and Turkish interface support

⚠️ Important Notice

• This tool interacts directly with Telegram APIs.
• High-frequency scanning, aggressive recursion, or misuse may violate Telegram’s anti-abuse policies and result in account bans.
• Proceed with caution.

📋 Prerequisites

• Python 3.10+
• Node.js 18+
• Telegram API credentials (api_id and api_hash from https://my.telegram.org)

🚀 Installation

🎯 Quick Start (Recommended)

| Platform | Command | |----------|---------| | 🪟 Windows | Double-click start.bat | | 🐧 Linux / 🍎 Mac | chmod +x start.sh && ./start.sh |

This will automatically:

• ✅ Create Python virtual environment
• ✅ Install all dependencies (backend + frontend)
• ✅ Start both servers
• ✅ Open your browser

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Manual Installation

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Backend Setup

cd backend
python -m venv .venv

# Windows
.venv\Scripts\activate

# Linux/Mac
source .venv/bin/activate

pip install -r requirements.txt

Frontend Setup

cd frontend
npm install

⚠️ Windows PowerShell Error Fix

If you see this error when running npm install:

npm : File C:\Program Files\nodejs\npm.ps1 cannot be loaded because running scripts is disabled on this system.

Solution 1: Use CMD instead of PowerShell (Easiest)

# Open CMD (Command Prompt) instead of PowerShell, then:
cd frontend
npm install

Solution 2: Enable script execution in PowerShell (Run as Administrator)

# Open PowerShell as Administrator, then run:
Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -Scope CurrentUser

# After this, you can run npm commands normally

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⚙️ Configuration

On first run, you will be prompted to enter:

1. API ID: Your Telegram API ID (get from https://my.telegram.org)
2. API Hash: Your Telegram API Hash
3. Phone Number: Your Telegram phone number (with country code, e.g., +1234567890)
4. Verification Code: Login code sent to your Telegram app

Note: Your credentials are stored locally and never shared. Each user must provide their own Telegram API credentials.

🎮 Running the Application

Start Backend

cd backend
python main.py
# Server runs on http://localhost:8000

Start Frontend

cd frontend
npm run dev
# UI runs on http://localhost:5173

Open your browser and navigate to http://localhost:5173

📖 How It Works

1. Authentication

The backend connects to Telegram using the Telethon library. Your session is saved locally for future use.

2. Scanning Process

Target Group/Channel
        │
        ▼
  Get Members List
        │
        ▼
  For Each Member:
        ├──► Parse Bio (extract channel links)
        ├──► Get Gifts Received
        └──► If gifts found:
                  │
                  ▼
           Get Gift Senders
                  │
                  ▼
           Recursively Scan Senders

3. Data Classification

• TARGET: Users from the initial scan target
• DISCOVERED: Users found through gift chains who own channels
• CHANNEL: Telegram channels/groups extracted from user bios

4. Network Visualization

The Network Map uses a D3 force-directed graph to display:

• Circles: User nodes (red = target, cyan = discovered)
• Squares: Channel nodes (purple)
• Lines: Gift relationships and channel ownership connections

🖼️ Screenshots

Login Screen

Discovery Tab

Live Scan Tab

Results Tab

Network Visualization

The interactive network map shows relationships between users and channels with real-time updates during scanning.

Results Panel

Detailed user information including channels owned, gifts sent/received, and bio content.

⚠️ Disclaimer

This tool is intended for educational and research purposes only.

• Use responsibly and in accordance with Telegram's Terms of Service
• Do not use for harassment, stalking, or any malicious purposes
• The developers are not responsible for any misuse of this tool
• Respect user privacy and data protection regulations

📄 License

MIT License - See LICENSE file for details.

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