RSS Telegram Bot

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+# Bot token and sensitive config
+.env
+
+# Subscriber and tracking data
+subscribers.json
+seen_articles.json
+seen_articles.db
+seen_articles.db-journal
+
+# Python
+__pycache__/
+*.py[cod]
+*$py.class
+*.so
+.Python
+venv/
+env/
+ENV/
+*.egg-info/
+
+# OS
+.DS_Store
+Thumbs.db
+*.swp
+*.swo
+*~
+
+# Logs
+*.log
+logs/
+
+# IDE
+.vscode/
+.idea/
+*.sublime-*
+
+# Test files
+test_*.py
+*_test.py

README.md

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+# Threat Intelligence RSS Telegram Bot
+
+A sophisticated Telegram bot that monitors cybersecurity RSS feeds and delivers real-time alerts to Telegram chats or topics. Automatically classifies content by severity (critical/high/medium/low), quality, and category (News, Malware, Threat Intel, OSINT, Research).
+
+**Perfect for:** Security teams, SOC analysts, threat hunters, and cybersecurity enthusiasts who want curated threat intelligence delivered directly to Telegram.
+
+---
+
+## Features
+
+- **Multi-Category Feeds:** News, Malware, Threat Intel, OSINT, Research
+- **Telegram Topics Support:** Different categories post to different topics in the same group
+- **Intelligent Classification:** Auto-classifies articles by severity and quality
+- **Duplicate Prevention:** Deduplicates articles across feeds and sources
+- **Quality Filtering:** Filter by minimum quality score and severity levels
+- **SQLite Tracking:** Persistent tracking of seen articles
+- **Async Architecture:** High-performance async/await design
+- **Feed Health Monitoring:** `/stats` command shows feed status
+
+---
+
+## Quick Start
+
+### 1. Prerequisites
+
+```bash
+# Python 3.9+
+python3 --version
+
+# Install dependencies
+pip install python-telegram-bot feedparser aiohttp beautifulsoup4
+```
+
+### 2. Get a Telegram Bot Token
+
+1. Open Telegram and message [@BotFather](https://t.me/BotFather)
+2. Send `/newbot`
+3. Follow prompts to create your bot
+4. Copy the token (looks like `123456789:ABCdefGHIjklMNOpqrsTUVwxyz`)
+
+### 3. Configure Your Bot
+
+**Option 1: Environment Variable**
+```bash
+export BOT_TOKEN="your_bot_token_here"
+```
+
+**Option 2: Create `.env` File**
+```bash
+# Create .env file in project directory
+echo 'BOT_TOKEN=your_bot_token_here' > .env
+```
+
+### 4. Run the Bot
+
+```bash
+python3 threat_intel_bot.py
+```
+
+You should see:
+```
+🚀 Threat Intel Bot is running!
+📊 0 subscribers loaded
+```
+
+### 5. Start Receiving Alerts
+
+In Telegram:
+1. Find your bot (search by the name you gave it)
+2. Send `/start` to see available commands
+3. Enable categories you want:
+   - `/on_news` - News feeds
+   - `/on_threat_intel` - Threat intelligence
+   - `/on_malware` - Malware analysis
+   - `/on_osint` - OSINT feeds
+   - `/on_research` - Security research
+
+---
+
+## Project Structure
+
+```
+rss/
+├── threat_intel_bot.py           # Main bot (commands, subscriptions, alerts)
+├── rss_manager.py                # RSS feed parsing and article extraction
+├── content_classifier.py         # Article classification (severity/quality)
+├── check_feeds.py                # Utility to check feed health
+│
+├── feeds/                        # RSS feed configurations
+│   ├── news_feeds.json          # News sources
+│   ├── malware_feeds.json       # Malware analysis blogs
+│   ├── threat_intel_feeds.json  # Threat intelligence feeds
+│   ├── osint_feeds.json         # OSINT resources
+│   └── research_feeds.json      # Security research
+│
+├── subscribers.json              # Subscriber data (auto-created)
+└── seen_articles.db             # SQLite DB tracking seen articles
+```
+
+---
+
+## File Reference: What to Edit
+
+| What You Want to Do | File to Edit | Section |
+|---------------------|--------------|---------|
+| **Add/remove news feeds** | `feeds/news_feeds.json` | Add URL under category |
+| **Add/remove threat intel feeds** | `feeds/threat_intel_feeds.json` | Add URL under category |
+| **Add/remove malware feeds** | `feeds/malware_feeds.json` | Add URL under category |
+| **Add/remove OSINT feeds** | `feeds/osint_feeds.json` | Add URL under category |
+| **Add/remove research feeds** | `feeds/research_feeds.json` | Add URL under category |
+| **Change quality threshold** | `.env` or environment | Set `MIN_QUALITY_SCORE=50` |
+| **Filter by severity** | `.env` or environment | Set `ALLOWED_SEVERITIES=critical,high` |
+| **Change polling interval** | `threat_intel_bot.py` | Line 475 (default: 300 seconds) |
+| **Customize classification rules** | `content_classifier.py` | Keyword dictionaries |
+
+---
+
+## Bot Commands
+
+### User Commands
+
+| Command | Description |
+|---------|-------------|
+| `/start` | Show welcome message and available commands |
+| `/help` | Same as `/start` |
+| `/on_news` | Subscribe to news feeds |
+| `/on_malware` | Subscribe to malware analysis |
+| `/on_threat_intel` | Subscribe to threat intelligence |
+| `/on_osint` | Subscribe to OSINT feeds |
+| `/on_research` | Subscribe to security research |
+| `/off_news` | Unsubscribe from news |
+| `/off_malware` | Unsubscribe from malware |
+| `/off_threat_intel` | Unsubscribe from threat intel |
+| `/off_osint` | Unsubscribe from OSINT |
+| `/off_research` | Unsubscribe from research |
+| `/stats` | Check feed health and status |
+
+---
+
+## Using with Telegram Topics (Forum Groups)
+
+**Setup:**
+1. Create a Telegram group
+2. Enable "Topics" in group settings
+3. Create topics: "News", "Threat Intel", "Malware", etc.
+4. Add your bot to the group
+
+**Subscribe topics to categories:**
+- Open "News" topic → Send `/on_news`
+- Open "Threat Intel" topic → Send `/on_threat_intel`
+- Open "Malware" topic → Send `/on_malware`
+- Open "OSINT" topic → Send `/on_osint`
+- Open "Research" topic → Send `/on_research`
+
+**Result:** Each category posts to its own topic automatically!
+
+---
+
+## Managing RSS Feeds
+
+### Feed File Structure
+
+Each feed file (`feeds/*.json`) has this format:
+
+```json
+{
+  "category_name": {
+    "Feed Name": "https://example.com/rss.xml",
+    "Another Feed": "https://another.com/feed"
+  }
+}
+```
+
+**Example:** Add a new threat intel feed
+
+**File:** `feeds/threat_intel_feeds.json`
+
+```json
+{
+  "threat_intel": {
+    "SANS ISC": "https://isc.sans.edu/rssfeed.xml",
+    "Your New Feed": "https://newfeed.com/rss.xml"
+  }
+}
+```
+
+**After editing:** Restart the bot
+
+```bash
+# Stop: Ctrl+C
+# Start:
+python3 threat_intel_bot.py
+```
+
+---
+
+## Content Classification
+
+### How Articles Are Classified
+
+**Quality Score (0-100):**
+- High-quality sources (Project Zero, Mandiant): +30 points
+- Deep dive/technical analysis: +25 points
+- Proof-of-concept/exploit: +20 points
+- Research papers: +15 points
+- Vulnerability advisory: +10 points
+
+**Severity Levels:**
+- **Critical:** Zero-days, active exploitation, RCE, ransomware
+- **High:** Privilege escalation, auth bypass, code execution
+- **Medium:** XSS, CSRF, information disclosure, DoS
+- **Low:** Everything else
+
+### Filtering Articles
+
+**By Quality Score:**
+```bash
+# Only show high-quality articles (score 50+)
+export MIN_QUALITY_SCORE=50
+python3 threat_intel_bot.py
+```
+
+**By Severity:**
+```bash
+# Only critical and high severity
+export ALLOWED_SEVERITIES="critical,high"
+python3 threat_intel_bot.py
+```
+
+**Both:**
+```bash
+export MIN_QUALITY_SCORE=40
+export ALLOWED_SEVERITIES="critical,high,medium"
+python3 threat_intel_bot.py
+```
+
+---
+
+## Advanced Configuration
+
+### Environment Variables
+
+Create `.env` file:
+
+```bash
+# Required
+BOT_TOKEN=123456789:ABCdefGHIjklMNOpqrsTUVwxyz
+
+# Optional filters
+MIN_QUALITY_SCORE=0              # 0-100 (default: 0 = no filtering)
+ALLOWED_SEVERITIES=critical,high,medium,low  # Comma-separated
+```
+
+---
+
+## Checking Feed Health
+
+```bash
+# Check if all feeds are working
+python3 check_feeds.py
+
+# Or use the bot command
+# In Telegram: /stats
+```
+
+**Output shows:**
+- ✅ Online feeds (with article count)
+- ❌ Offline/broken feeds (with error)
+- Last update time
+
+---
+
+## Running as a Service (Linux)
+
+### Systemd Service
+
+**1. Create service file:**
+
+```bash
+sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/threat-intel-bot.service
+```
+
+**2. Add this content:**
+
+```ini
+[Unit]
+Description=Threat Intelligence RSS Telegram Bot
+After=network.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+User=your_username
+WorkingDirectory=/home/your_username/Documents/telegram-bots/rss
+Environment="BOT_TOKEN=your_bot_token_here"
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/python3 /home/your_username/Documents/telegram-bots/rss/threat_intel_bot.py
+Restart=always
+RestartSec=10
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
+```
+
+**3. Enable and start:**
+
+```bash
+sudo systemctl daemon-reload
+sudo systemctl enable threat-intel-bot
+sudo systemctl start threat-intel-bot
+```
+
+**4. Check status:**
+
+```bash
+sudo systemctl status threat-intel-bot
+sudo journalctl -u threat-intel-bot -f  # View logs
+```
+
+---
+
+## Running with Docker (Optional)
+
+### Dockerfile
+
+```dockerfile
+FROM python:3.11-slim
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Install dependencies
+RUN pip install python-telegram-bot feedparser aiohttp beautifulsoup4
+
+# Copy bot files
+COPY . /app
+
+# Run bot
+CMD ["python3", "threat_intel_bot.py"]
+```
+
+### Docker Compose
+
+```yaml
+version: '3.8'
+
+services:
+  threat-intel-bot:
+    build: .
+    container_name: threat-intel-bot
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    environment:
+      - BOT_TOKEN=${BOT_TOKEN}
+      - MIN_QUALITY_SCORE=${MIN_QUALITY_SCORE:-0}
+      - ALLOWED_SEVERITIES=${ALLOWED_SEVERITIES:-critical,high,medium,low}
+    volumes:
+      - ./subscribers.json:/app/subscribers.json
+      - ./seen_articles.db:/app/seen_articles.db
+```
+
+**Run:**
+
+```bash
+# Create .env file first
+docker compose up -d
+```
+
+---
+
+## Customization
+
+### Add Your Own Feed Categories
+
+**1. Edit `threat_intel_bot.py`:**
+
+Find `CATEGORY_CONFIG` (line 37):
+
+```python
+CATEGORY_CONFIG = {
+    "news": {"label": "News", "emoji": "📰", "feeds_file": "feeds/news_feeds.json"},
+    "malware": {"label": "Malware", "emoji": "🦠", "feeds_file": "feeds/malware_feeds.json"},
+    # Add new category:
+    "your_category": {"label": "Your Category", "emoji": "🔥", "feeds_file": "feeds/your_feeds.json"},
+}
+```
+
+**2. Create feed file:**
+
+```bash
+nano feeds/your_feeds.json
+```
+
+```json
+{
+  "your_category": {
+    "Feed Name 1": "https://example.com/rss.xml",
+    "Feed Name 2": "https://another.com/feed"
+  }
+}
+```
+
+**3. Restart bot**
+
+Users can now use `/on_your_category` and `/off_your_category`
+
+---
+
+### Customize Classification Keywords
+
+**File:** `content_classifier.py`
+
+**Example:** Add new critical keywords
+
+```python
+CRITICAL_KEYWORDS = {
+    'zero-day', '0day', 'zero day',
+    # Add your keywords:
+    'your_critical_term',
+    'another_urgent_keyword',
+}
+```
+
+**Example:** Add high-quality sources
+
+```python
+HIGH_QUALITY_SOURCES = {
+    'watchTowr Labs', 'Doyensec Blog',
+    # Add your sources (exact name from feed):
+    'Your Favorite Security Blog',
+}
+```
+
+---
+
+## Troubleshooting
+
+### Bot Not Responding
+
+**Check if running:**
+```bash
+ps aux | grep threat_intel_bot.py
+```
+
+**View logs:**
+```bash
+# If running as service
+sudo journalctl -u threat-intel-bot -f
+
+# If running manually, check terminal output
+```
+
+---
+
+### No Alerts Received
+
+**1. Check subscription:**
+```
+In Telegram: /stats
+```
+
+Should show you're subscribed.
+
+**2. Check feeds are working:**
+```bash
+python3 check_feeds.py
+```
+
+**3. Check quality/severity filters:**
+- If `MIN_QUALITY_SCORE=80`, only very high-quality articles pass
+- If `ALLOWED_SEVERITIES=critical`, only critical alerts show
+
+**Lower thresholds:**
+```bash
+export MIN_QUALITY_SCORE=0
+export ALLOWED_SEVERITIES="critical,high,medium,low"
+```
+
+---
+
+### Feed Parse Errors
+
+**Symptom:** Logs show "Error fetching feed"
+
+**Causes:**
+- Feed URL is broken/changed
+- Feed server is down
+- Network connectivity issue
+
+**Fix:**
+1. Check feed URL in browser
+2. Update URL in `feeds/*.json` if changed
+3. Remove dead feeds
+4. Restart bot
+
+---
+
+### SQLite Database Issues
+
+**Reset seen articles (get all articles again):**
+
+```bash
+# Stop bot
+rm seen_articles.db
+
+# Restart bot (will recreate DB)
+python3 threat_intel_bot.py
+```
+
+**Note:** First run marks all existing articles as seen (no alerts). New articles after that trigger alerts.
+
+---
+
+## Data Files
+
+### subscribers.json
+
+**Format:**
+```json
+{
+  "subscribers": {
+    "123456789": {
+      "topic_id": null,
+      "feed_types": ["news", "threat_intel"]
+    },
+    "987654321_12345": {
+      "topic_id": 12345,
+      "feed_types": ["malware"]
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
+
+**Explanation:**
+- Key format: `chat_id` or `chat_id_topic_id`
+- `topic_id`: null for private/group, number for forum topics
+- `feed_types`: Array of subscribed categories
+
+**Manual editing:** You can edit this file, but bot does it automatically.
+
+---
+
+### seen_articles.db
+
+**SQLite database tracking processed articles.**
+
+**Schema:**
+```sql
+CREATE TABLE seen_articles (
+    article_key TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
+    seen_at TEXT NOT NULL
+);
+```
+
+**View contents:**
+```bash
+sqlite3 seen_articles.db "SELECT * FROM seen_articles LIMIT 10;"
+```
+
+---
+
+## Best Practices
+
+### 1. Start with Default Filters
+Don't set quality/severity filters initially - see what you get first, then filter.
+
+### 2. Use Topics for Organization
+If using in a group, enable Topics and route each category to its topic.
+
+### 3. Monitor Feed Health
+Run `/stats` weekly to check for broken feeds.
+
+### 4. Curate Your Feeds
+Start with defaults, add/remove based on signal-to-noise ratio.
+
+### 5. Run as a Service
+Use systemd so bot survives reboots and crashes.
+
+### 6. Backup Subscriber Data
+```bash
+cp subscribers.json subscribers.backup.json
+```
+
+---
+
+## Feed Categories Explained
+
+### News Feeds (`feeds/news_feeds.json`)
+Daily cybersecurity news, breach announcements, general updates.
+- **Update frequency:** Multiple times per day
+- **Volume:** High
+- **Use case:** Stay informed on current events
+
+### Malware Feeds (`feeds/malware_feeds.json`)
+Malware analysis, reverse engineering blogs, threat reports.
+- **Update frequency:** Daily to weekly
+- **Volume:** Medium
+- **Use case:** Malware research, threat hunting
+
+### Threat Intel Feeds (`feeds/threat_intel_feeds.json`)
+Vendor threat intelligence, APT reports, threat actor profiles.
+- **Update frequency:** Daily to weekly
+- **Volume:** Medium
+- **Use case:** Threat intelligence, SOC operations
+
+### OSINT Feeds (`feeds/osint_feeds.json`)
+Open-source intelligence, tools, techniques, investigations.
+- **Update frequency:** Weekly
+- **Volume:** Low to medium
+- **Use case:** OSINT research, investigative work
+
+### Research Feeds (`feeds/research_feeds.json`)
+Deep technical research, vulnerability analysis, exploit development.
+- **Update frequency:** Weekly to monthly
+- **Volume:** Low (high quality)
+- **Use case:** Learning, in-depth technical knowledge
+
+---
+
+## Contributing Feeds
+
+**Want to add a good feed?** Edit the appropriate JSON file and submit a pull request or update your fork.
+
+**Criteria for good feeds:**
+- Reliable RSS/Atom feed
+- Regular updates (at least monthly)
+- Quality content (no spam/clickbait)
+- Relevant to cybersecurity
+
+---
+
+## Performance
+
+**Typical resource usage:**
+- **CPU:** <5% (idle), 10-20% during feed fetch
+- **RAM:** ~50-100MB
+- **Network:** Minimal (fetches feeds every 5 minutes)
+- **Disk:** ~10MB (grows slowly with seen articles DB)
+
+**Scaling:**
+- Tested with 50+ feeds
+- Handles 100+ subscribers
+- Processes ~500 articles/day
+
+---
+
+## Security Considerations
+
+### Bot Token
+- **Never commit** `.env` file to Git
+- Treat bot token like a password
+- Regenerate if leaked (via @BotFather)
+
+### Network Access
+- Bot fetches public RSS feeds (outbound HTTPS)
+- Telegram API (outbound HTTPS)
+- No inbound connections needed
+
+### Data Privacy
+- Subscriber data stored locally in `subscribers.json`
+- No data sent to third parties
+- Article URLs/metadata only (no personal data)
+
+---
+
+## FAQ
+
+**Q: How often does the bot check feeds?**
+A: Every 5 minutes (configurable in `threat_intel_bot.py` line 475)
+
+**Q: Can I run multiple bots from same code?**
+A: Yes, just use different bot tokens and run in separate directories
+
+**Q: Does it support private feeds?**
+A: No, only public RSS feeds. For private feeds, you'd need to add authentication
+
+**Q: Can I export articles to a database?**
+A: Articles are in `seen_articles.db` (SQLite). You can query it or extend the code
+
+**Q: Why no alerts on first run?**
+A: First run marks existing articles as seen to avoid spam. Only new articles after that trigger alerts
+
+**Q: Can I get alerts in multiple languages?**
+A: Bot messages are in English. Articles are in whatever language the feed provides
+
+---
+
+## License
+
+This project is open source. Use it for personal or commercial purposes.
+
+No warranty provided. Use at your own risk.
+
+---
+
+## Credits
+
+Built with:
+- [python-telegram-bot](https://python-telegram-bot.org/) - Telegram Bot API wrapper
+- [feedparser](https://feedparser.readthedocs.io/) - RSS/Atom feed parser
+- [aiohttp](https://docs.aiohttp.org/) - Async HTTP client
+- [BeautifulSoup4](https://www.crummy.com/software/BeautifulSoup/) - HTML parsing
+
+---
+
+**Maintained for personal use - built for the cybersecurity community.**

check_feeds.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+Quick script to check all RSS feeds status
+"""
+import asyncio
+from rss_manager import RSSFeedManager
+
+CATEGORY_FEEDS = {
+    "news": "feeds/news_feeds.json",
+    "malware": "feeds/malware_feeds.json",
+    "threat_intel": "feeds/threat_intel_feeds.json",
+    "osint": "feeds/osint_feeds.json",
+    "research": "feeds/research_feeds.json",
+}
+
+async def check_all_feeds():
+    totals = {}
+    offline_by_category = {}
+
+    for category, feeds_file in CATEGORY_FEEDS.items():
+        print("\n" + "=" * 80)
+        print(f"CHECKING {category.upper()} FEEDS")
+        print("=" * 80)
+
+        async with RSSFeedManager(feeds_file=feeds_file, feed_type=category) as manager:
+            status_data = await manager.check_feed_status()
+
+        total = 0
+        online = 0
+        offline = []
+
+        for status_category, feeds in status_data.items():
+            print(f"\n📡 {status_category.replace('_', ' ').title()}:")
+            for feed_name, feed_info in feeds.items():
+                total += 1
+                status_icon = feed_info['status']
+                entries = feed_info['entries']
+
+                if '✅' in status_icon:
+                    online += 1
+                    print(f"  ✅ {feed_name}: {entries} articles")
+                else:
+                    offline.append(feed_name)
+                    error = feed_info.get('error', 'Unknown error')
+                    print(f"  ❌ {feed_name}: {error[:80]}")
+
+        totals[category] = {"total": total, "online": online, "offline": len(offline)}
+        offline_by_category[category] = offline
+
+    print("\n" + "=" * 80)
+    print("SUMMARY")
+    print("=" * 80)
+    grand_total = 0
+    grand_online = 0
+    grand_offline = 0
+
+    for category in CATEGORY_FEEDS:
+        stats = totals.get(category, {"total": 0, "online": 0, "offline": 0})
+        grand_total += stats["total"]
+        grand_online += stats["online"]
+        grand_offline += stats["offline"]
+        print(f"\n• {category}: total={stats['total']} online={stats['online']} offline={stats['offline']}")
+
+    print(f"\n🌍 OVERALL:")
+    print(f"  Total: {grand_total}")
+    print(f"  Online: {grand_online} ✅")
+    print(f"  Offline: {grand_offline} ❌")
+
+    if grand_offline:
+        print(f"\n⚠️  OFFLINE FEEDS:")
+        for category, feeds in offline_by_category.items():
+            for feed in feeds:
+                print(f"  [{category}] {feed}")
+
+    print("\n" + "=" * 80)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    asyncio.run(check_all_feeds())

content_classifier.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+Content Classifier for Threat Intelligence RSS Bot
+Classifies articles by type, severity, and quality
+"""
+
+import re
+from typing import Dict, List, Set
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
+import logging
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+class ContentClassifier:
+    """Intelligent content classification for cybersecurity articles"""
+
+    # High-quality research sources (get automatic quality boost)
+    HIGH_QUALITY_SOURCES = {
+        'watchTowr Labs', 'Doyensec Blog', 'Google Project Zero',
+        'GitHub Security Lab', 'Meta Red Team X', 'Aleph Research - Posts',
+        'Mandiant', 'Microsoft Security', 'Embrace The Red'
+    }
+
+    # Keywords for deep dive / technical analysis detection
+    DEEP_DIVE_KEYWORDS = {
+        'deep dive', 'technical analysis', 'reverse engineering', 'reversing',
+        'exploitation', 'vulnerability research', 'in-depth', 'comprehensive analysis',
+        'detailed analysis', 'root cause analysis', 'rca', 'technical deep-dive',
+        'vulnerability analysis', 'security research', 'research paper',
+        'whitepaper', 'technical report', 'forensic analysis', 'post-mortem'
+    }
+
+    # Keywords for Proof of Concept / Exploit detection
+    POC_KEYWORDS = {
+        'poc', 'proof of concept', 'proof-of-concept', 'exploit code',
+        'exploit released', 'weaponized', 'exploit available', 'working exploit',
+        'public exploit', 'exploit poc', 'exploit demo', 'demonstration',
+        'exploit details', 'attack code', 'sample code', 'exploit published',
+        'exploit development', 'exploit chain', 'exploit technique'
+    }
+
+    # Keywords for vulnerability/advisory detection
+    VULNERABILITY_KEYWORDS = {
+        'vulnerability', 'vulnerabilities', 'security flaw', 'security bug',
+        'advisory', 'security advisory', 'patch', 'update', 'hotfix',
+        'security update', 'bug fix', 'disclosure', 'responsible disclosure',
+        'coordinated disclosure', 'full disclosure'
+    }
+
+    # Keywords for research papers/academic content
+    RESEARCH_KEYWORDS = {
+        'paper', 'research', 'study', 'findings', 'methodology', 'academic',
+        'conference', 'presentation', 'talk', 'blackhat', 'defcon', 'rsa',
+        'syscan', 'infiltrate', 'recon', 'pwn2own'
+    }
+
+    # Critical severity indicators
+    CRITICAL_KEYWORDS = {
+        'zero-day', '0day', 'zero day', 'actively exploited', 'active exploitation',
+        'in the wild', 'itw', 'critical vulnerability', 'remote code execution', 'rce',
+        'unauthenticated rce', 'pre-auth', 'wormable', 'internet-facing',
+        'mass exploitation', 'ransomware', 'supply chain', 'widespread'
+    }
+
+    # High severity indicators
+    HIGH_KEYWORDS = {
+        'privilege escalation', 'privesc', 'authentication bypass', 'auth bypass',
+        'arbitrary code execution', 'code execution', 'sandbox escape',
+        'kernel exploit', 'local privilege escalation', 'lpe', 'arbitrary file write',
+        'arbitrary file read', 'path traversal', 'directory traversal',
+        'sql injection', 'sqli', 'command injection', 'deserialization'
+    }
+
+    # Medium severity indicators
+    MEDIUM_KEYWORDS = {
+        'cross-site scripting', 'xss', 'csrf', 'cross-site request forgery',
+        'information disclosure', 'data leak', 'sensitive information',
+        'denial of service', 'dos', 'memory corruption', 'use after free',
+        'buffer overflow', 'heap overflow', 'stack overflow'
+    }
+
+    # Threat actor names (common APT groups)
+    THREAT_ACTORS = {
+        'apt1', 'apt28', 'apt29', 'apt32', 'apt33', 'apt34', 'apt35', 'apt37', 'apt38', 'apt39', 'apt40', 'apt41',
+        'lazarus', 'kimsuky', 'andariel', 'fancy bear', 'cozy bear', 'sandworm',
+        'turla', 'equation group', 'carbanak', 'fin7', 'fin6', 'fin8',
+        'conti', 'lockbit', 'blackcat', 'alphv', 'cl0p', 'clop', 'revil', 'darkside',
+        'nobelium', 'hafnium', 'phosphorus', 'holmium', 'strontium',
+        'volt typhoon', 'flax typhoon', 'mustang panda', 'winnti'
+    }
+
+    # MITRE ATT&CK technique pattern
+    MITRE_PATTERN = re.compile(r'T\d{4}(?:\.\d{3})?', re.IGNORECASE)
+
+    # CVE pattern
+    CVE_PATTERN = re.compile(r'CVE-\d{4}-\d{4,7}', re.IGNORECASE)
+
+    # IOC patterns
+    IP_PATTERN = re.compile(r'\b(?:\d{1,3}\.){3}\d{1,3}\b')
+    DOMAIN_PATTERN = re.compile(r'\b[a-z0-9]+(?:[\-\.]{1}[a-z0-9]+)*\.[a-z]{2,6}\b', re.IGNORECASE)
+    HASH_MD5_PATTERN = re.compile(r'\b[a-f0-9]{32}\b', re.IGNORECASE)
+    HASH_SHA1_PATTERN = re.compile(r'\b[a-f0-9]{40}\b', re.IGNORECASE)
+    HASH_SHA256_PATTERN = re.compile(r'\b[a-f0-9]{64}\b', re.IGNORECASE)
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        """Initialize classifier"""
+        pass
+
+    def extract_cves(self, text: str) -> List[str]:
+        """Extract CVE identifiers from text"""
+        cves = self.CVE_PATTERN.findall(text)
+        return list(set([cve.upper() for cve in cves]))
+
+    def extract_mitre_techniques(self, text: str) -> List[str]:
+        """Extract MITRE ATT&CK technique IDs from text"""
+        techniques = self.MITRE_PATTERN.findall(text)
+        return list(set([t.upper() for t in techniques]))
+
+    def extract_threat_actors(self, text: str) -> List[str]:
+        """Extract known threat actor names from text"""
+        text_lower = text.lower()
+        found_actors = []
+        for actor in self.THREAT_ACTORS:
+            if actor in text_lower:
+                found_actors.append(actor.upper())
+        return list(set(found_actors))
+
+    def extract_iocs(self, text: str) -> Dict[str, List[str]]:
+        """Extract Indicators of Compromise from text"""
+        iocs = {
+            'ips': [],
+            'domains': [],
+            'md5': [],
+            'sha1': [],
+            'sha256': []
+        }
+
+        # Extract IPs (basic validation)
+        potential_ips = self.IP_PATTERN.findall(text)
+        for ip in potential_ips:
+            octets = [int(x) for x in ip.split('.')]
+            if all(0 <= x <= 255 for x in octets):
+                iocs['ips'].append(ip)
+
+        # Extract hashes
+        iocs['md5'] = self.HASH_MD5_PATTERN.findall(text)
+        iocs['sha1'] = self.HASH_SHA1_PATTERN.findall(text)
+        iocs['sha256'] = self.HASH_SHA256_PATTERN.findall(text)
+
+        # Extract domains
+        iocs['domains'] = [match.group(0).lower() for match in self.DOMAIN_PATTERN.finditer(text)]
+
+        # Remove duplicates
+        for key in iocs:
+            iocs[key] = list(set(iocs[key]))[:5]  # Limit to 5 per type
+
+        return iocs
+
+    def count_keywords(self, text: str, keywords: Set[str]) -> int:
+        """Count keyword matches in text (case-insensitive)"""
+        text_lower = text.lower()
+        count = 0
+        for keyword in keywords:
+            if keyword in text_lower:
+                count += 1
+        return count
+
+    def detect_severity(self, title: str, description: str, cves: List[str]) -> str:
+        """Detect article severity level"""
+        combined = f"{title} {description}".lower()
+
+        # Critical: Zero-days, active exploitation, RCE
+        if self.count_keywords(combined, self.CRITICAL_KEYWORDS) > 0:
+            return 'critical'
+
+        # High: Privilege escalation, auth bypass, code execution
+        if self.count_keywords(combined, self.HIGH_KEYWORDS) > 0:
+            return 'high'
+
+        # Medium: XSS, CSRF, DoS, memory corruption
+        if self.count_keywords(combined, self.MEDIUM_KEYWORDS) > 0:
+            return 'medium'
+
+        # High if multiple CVEs mentioned (likely important)
+        if len(cves) >= 3:
+            return 'high'
+
+        # Default to low
+        return 'low'
+
+    def classify_content_type(self, title: str, description: str, source: str, content_length: int) -> List[str]:
+        """Classify article content type"""
+        combined = f"{title} {description}".lower()
+        classifications = []
+
+        # Deep Dive detection
+        deep_dive_score = self.count_keywords(combined, self.DEEP_DIVE_KEYWORDS)
+        if deep_dive_score >= 2 or content_length > 1000:
+            classifications.append('deep_dive')
+
+        # PoC detection
+        poc_score = self.count_keywords(combined, self.POC_KEYWORDS)
+        if poc_score >= 1:
+            classifications.append('poc')
+
+        # Research paper detection
+        research_score = self.count_keywords(combined, self.RESEARCH_KEYWORDS)
+        if research_score >= 2:
+            classifications.append('research')
+
+        # Vulnerability/Advisory detection
+        vuln_score = self.count_keywords(combined, self.VULNERABILITY_KEYWORDS)
+        if vuln_score >= 1:
+            classifications.append('advisory')
+
+        # Default to news if no specific classification
+        if not classifications:
+            classifications.append('news')
+
+        return classifications
+
+    def calculate_quality_score(self, article: Dict, classifications: List[str],
+                                severity: str, cves: List[str], threat_actors: List[str]) -> int:
+        """Calculate article quality score (0-100)"""
+        score = 0
+
+        # Base score
+        score += 10
+
+        # Source reputation boost
+        if article['source'] in self.HIGH_QUALITY_SOURCES:
+            score += 20
+
+        # Content length scoring
+        content_length = len(article.get('description', ''))
+        if content_length > 1000:
+            score += 15
+        elif content_length > 500:
+            score += 10
+        elif content_length > 200:
+            score += 5
+
+        # Classification scoring
+        if 'deep_dive' in classifications:
+            score += 20
+        if 'poc' in classifications:
+            score += 25
+        if 'research' in classifications:
+            score += 15
+        if 'advisory' in classifications:
+            score += 10
+
+        # Severity scoring
+        severity_scores = {
+            'critical': 30,
+            'high': 20,
+            'medium': 10,
+            'low': 5
+        }
+        score += severity_scores.get(severity, 0)
+
+        # CVE presence
+        if cves:
+            score += min(len(cves) * 5, 15)  # Max 15 points for CVEs
+
+        # Threat actor mention
+        if threat_actors:
+            score += 10
+
+        # Cap at 100
+        return min(score, 100)
+
+    def classify_article(self, article: Dict) -> Dict:
+        """
+        Classify an article and add classification metadata
+
+        Returns: Article dict with added classification fields
+        """
+        title = article.get('title', '')
+        description = article.get('description', '')
+        source = article.get('source', '')
+        combined_text = f"{title} {description}"
+
+        # Extract entities
+        cves = self.extract_cves(combined_text)
+        mitre_techniques = self.extract_mitre_techniques(combined_text)
+        threat_actors = self.extract_threat_actors(combined_text)
+        iocs = self.extract_iocs(combined_text)
+
+        # Classify content type
+        content_length = len(description)
+        classifications = self.classify_content_type(title, description, source, content_length)
+
+        # Detect severity
+        severity = self.detect_severity(title, description, cves)
+
+        # Calculate quality score
+        quality_score = self.calculate_quality_score(
+            article, classifications, severity, cves, threat_actors
+        )
+
+        # Add classification data to article
+        article['classifications'] = classifications
+        article['severity'] = severity
+        article['quality_score'] = quality_score
+        article['cves'] = cves
+        article['mitre_techniques'] = mitre_techniques
+        article['threat_actors'] = threat_actors
+        article['iocs'] = iocs
+
+        # Log classification
+        logger.info(
+            f"Classified: {article['title'][:50]}... | "
+            f"Score: {quality_score} | Severity: {severity} | "
+            f"Types: {', '.join(classifications)} | CVEs: {len(cves)}"
+        )
+
+        return article
+
+    def filter_by_quality(self, articles: List[Dict], min_score: int = 0) -> List[Dict]:
+        """Filter articles by minimum quality score"""
+        return [a for a in articles if a.get('quality_score', 0) >= min_score]
+
+    def filter_by_severity(self, articles: List[Dict], severities: List[str]) -> List[Dict]:
+        """Filter articles by severity levels"""
+        return [a for a in articles if a.get('severity') in severities]
+
+    def filter_by_classification(self, articles: List[Dict], classifications: List[str]) -> List[Dict]:
+        """Filter articles by classification types"""
+        return [
+            a for a in articles
+            if any(c in a.get('classifications', []) for c in classifications)
+        ]
+
+# Example usage and testing
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    # Test article
+    test_article = {
+        'title': 'Zero-Day RCE in Apache Struts: Deep Dive Technical Analysis with PoC',
+        'description': 'This technical deep-dive provides a comprehensive analysis of CVE-2024-12345, '
+                      'a critical zero-day remote code execution vulnerability in Apache Struts. '
+                      'We present a working proof-of-concept exploit and reverse engineering of the patch. '
+                      'The vulnerability was exploited by APT28 in the wild. Sample hash: '
+                      'e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855',
+        'source': 'Google Project Zero',
+        'url': 'https://example.com',
+        'category': 'zero_day_feeds',
+        'published': datetime.now(timezone.utc).isoformat(),
+        'published_human': 'test'
+    }
+
+    classifier = ContentClassifier()
+    classified = classifier.classify_article(test_article)
+
+    print("Classification Results:")
+    print(f"Title: {classified['title']}")
+    print(f"Quality Score: {classified['quality_score']}/100")
+    print(f"Severity: {classified['severity']}")
+    print(f"Classifications: {', '.join(classified['classifications'])}")
+    print(f"CVEs: {classified['cves']}")
+    print(f"MITRE Techniques: {classified['mitre_techniques']}")
+    print(f"Threat Actors: {classified['threat_actors']}")
+    print(f"IOCs: {classified['iocs']}")

feeds/malware_feeds.json

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+{
+  "malware": {
+    "Malware Traffic Analysis": "http://www.malware-traffic-analysis.net/blog-entries.rss",
+    "Security Affairs": "https://securityaffairs.com/feed",
+    "MalwareMustDie": "https://malwaremustdie.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default",
+    "Kaspersky Securelist": "https://securelist.com/en/rss/allupdates",
+    "Sekoia.io Blog": "https://blog.sekoia.io/feed",
+    "FeedSpot - Malware RSS": "https://rss.feedspot.com/malware_rss_feeds/"
+  }
+}

feeds/news_feeds.json

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+{
+  "news": {
+    "Krebs on Security": "https://krebsonsecurity.com/feed/",
+    "Bleeping Computer": "https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/feed/",
+    "The Hacker News": "http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheHackersNews",
+    "Security Week": "https://www.securityweek.com/feed",
+    "Dark Reading": "https://www.darkreading.com/rss.xml",
+    "Threatpost": "https://threatpost.com/feed/",
+    "Cyberscoop": "https://www.cyberscoop.com/feed/",
+    "The Record (Recorded Future)": "https://therecord.media/feed",
+    "Cybercrime Magazine": "https://cybersecurityventures.com/feed",
+    "Security Magazine": "https://www.securitymagazine.com/rss",
+    "Cyber Security Hub": "https://www.cshub.com/rss-feeds",
+    "PortSwigger Daily Swig": "https://portswigger.net/daily-swig/rss",
+    "Qualys": "https://blog.qualys.com/feed",
+    "Rapid7": "https://blog.rapid7.com/feed",
+    "0x44 Security Blog": "https://0x44.cc/feed.xml",
+    "NCSC UK Blog": "https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/api/1/services/v1/all-rss-feed.xml",
+    "FBI Cyber Feeds": "https://www.fbi.gov/feeds",
+    "CERT.LV": "https://cert.lv/en/feed/rss/all"
+  }
+}

feeds/osint_feeds.json

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+{
+  "osint": {
+    "DataBreaches.net": "https://databreaches.net/feed/",
+    "UpGuard - Breaches": "https://www.upguard.com/breaches/rss.xml",
+    "UpGuard - News": "https://www.upguard.com/news/rss.xml",
+    "Vulmon Research": "https://research.vulmon.com/feed",
+    "Have I Been Pwned": "http://feeds.feedburner.com/HaveIBeenPwnedLatestBreaches"
+  }
+}

feeds/research_feeds.json

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+{
+  "research": {
+    "Aleph Research - Posts": "https://alephsecurity.com/feed.xml",
+    "Doyensec Blog": "https://blog.doyensec.com/atom.xml",
+    "Embrace The Red": "https://embracethered.com/blog/index.xml",
+    "GitHub Security Lab": "https://github.blog/tag/github-security-lab/feed/",
+    "Meta Red Team X": "https://rtx.meta.security/feed.xml",
+    "Mozilla Attack & Defense": "https://blog.mozilla.org/attack-and-defense/feed/",
+    "watchTowr Labs": "https://labs.watchtowr.com/rss/",
+    "Google Security Blog": "https://security.googleblog.com/feeds/posts/default",
+    "Synacktiv Publications": "https://www.synacktiv.com/en/publications?rss",
+    "Starlabs Blog": "https://starlabs.sg/blog/index.xml",
+    "NCC Group Research": "https://research.nccgroup.com/feed/",
+    "Check Point Research": "https://research.checkpoint.com/feed/",
+    "RET2 Systems Blog": "https://blog.ret2.io/feed.xml",
+    "secret club": "https://secret.club/feed.xml",
+    "j00ru vx tech": "https://j00ru.vexillium.org/feed/",
+    "Connor McGarr": "https://connormcgarr.github.io/feed.xml",
+    "phoenhex team": "https://phoenhex.re/feed.xml",
+    "Google Project Zero": "https://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default",
+    "SpecterOps Blog": "https://specterops.io/blog/",
+    "Hack The Box - Red Teaming": "https://www.hackthebox.com/rss/blog/red-teaming",
+    "Code White": "https://code-white.com/rss/",
+    "TrustedSec Blog": "https://www.trustedsec.com/feed/",
+    "Outflank Blog": "https://outflank.nl/blog/feed/",
+    "Pentest Partners Blog": "https://www.pentestpartners.com/feed/",
+    "Black Hills InfoSec Blog": "https://www.blackhillsinfosec.com/blog/feed/",
+    "xpnsec Blog": "https://blog.xpnsec.com/rss/"
+  }
+}

feeds/threat_intel_feeds.json

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+{
+  "threat_intel": {
+    "SANS Internet Storm Center": "https://isc.sans.edu/rssfeed.xml",
+    "Vulnerability Lab": "https://www.vulnerability-lab.com/rss/rss.php",
+    "Proofpoint Threat Insight": "https://www.proofpoint.com/us/rss.xml",
+    "Unit42 Palo Alto Networks": "https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/feed/",
+    "SOCRadar Threat Intel": "https://socradar.io/feed/",
+    "Google Cloud Threat Intelligence": "https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence.rss",
+    "Microsoft Security": "https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/feed/",
+    "Microsoft Security Response Center": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/blog/rss/",
+    "Mandiant": "https://www.mandiant.com/resources/blog/rss.xml",
+    "Cisco Talos": "http://feeds.feedburner.com/feedburner/Talos",
+    "CrowdStrike": "https://www.crowdstrike.com/blog/feed/"
+  }
+}

rss_manager.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+RSS Feed Manager for Threat Intelligence Bot
+Handles feed parsing, article extraction, and message formatting
+"""
+
+import feedparser
+import json
+import logging
+import asyncio
+import aiohttp
+import sqlite3
+from datetime import datetime, timezone, timedelta
+import hashlib
+from typing import Dict, List, Optional, Tuple
+from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
+from html import escape
+from urllib.parse import parse_qsl, urlencode, urlsplit, urlunsplit
+from pathlib import Path
+
+# Configure logging
+logging.basicConfig(
+    format='%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s',
+    level=logging.INFO
+)
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+class RSSFeedManager:
+    def __init__(self, feeds_file: str = "feeds.json", seen_file: str = "seen_articles.db", feed_type: str = "general"):
+        self.feeds_file = feeds_file
+        self.seen_file = seen_file
+        self.feed_type = feed_type  # 'daily', 'blogs', or 'general'
+        self.feeds = {}
+        self.seen_articles = {}  # Changed to dict to store timestamps
+        self.session = None
+        self.first_run = True
+        self.load_feeds()
+        self.load_seen_articles()
+    
+    async def __aenter__(self):
+        """Async context manager entry"""
+        self.session = aiohttp.ClientSession(
+            timeout=aiohttp.ClientTimeout(total=30),
+            headers={'User-Agent': 'ThreatIntel-Bot/1.0'}
+        )
+        return self
+    
+    async def __aexit__(self, exc_type, exc_val, exc_tb):
+        """Async context manager exit"""
+        if self.session:
+            await self.session.close()
+    
+    def load_feeds(self):
+        """Load RSS feeds from JSON file"""
+        if not self.feeds_file:
+            self.feeds = {}
+            return
+        try:
+            with open(self.feeds_file, 'r') as f:
+                self.feeds = json.load(f)
+            logger.info(f"Loaded {sum(len(category) for category in self.feeds.values())} feeds from {len(self.feeds)} categories")
+        except FileNotFoundError:
+            logger.error(f"Feeds file {self.feeds_file} not found")
+            self.feeds = {}
+        except json.JSONDecodeError as e:
+            logger.error(f"Error parsing feeds file: {e}")
+            self.feeds = {}
+    
+    def load_seen_articles(self):
+        """Load seen article keys from SQLite, migrating from legacy JSON when present."""
+        self._ensure_seen_db()
+        self._migrate_legacy_seen_json()
+        self._load_seen_from_sqlite()
+
+    def _ensure_seen_db(self):
+        """Create seen-article database and indexes if missing."""
+        try:
+            with sqlite3.connect(self.seen_file) as conn:
+                conn.execute(
+                    """
+                    CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS seen_articles (
+                        article_key TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
+                        seen_at TEXT NOT NULL
+                    )
+                    """
+                )
+                conn.execute(
+                    "CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_seen_articles_seen_at ON seen_articles (seen_at)"
+                )
+                conn.commit()
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Error initializing seen-article database: {e}")
+
+    def _load_seen_from_sqlite(self):
+        """Load seen keys from SQLite into memory."""
+        try:
+            with sqlite3.connect(self.seen_file) as conn:
+                cursor = conn.execute("SELECT article_key, seen_at FROM seen_articles")
+                self.seen_articles = {row[0]: row[1] for row in cursor.fetchall()}
+            self.first_run = len(self.seen_articles) == 0
+            logger.info(f"Loaded {len(self.seen_articles)} seen articles (first_run: {self.first_run})")
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Error loading seen articles from database: {e}")
+            self.seen_articles = {}
+            self.first_run = True
+
+    def _migrate_legacy_seen_json(self):
+        """One-time migration from legacy seen_articles.json into SQLite."""
+        if Path(self.seen_file).suffix.lower() == ".json":
+            return
+
+        json_path = Path(self.seen_file).with_suffix(".json")
+        if not json_path.exists():
+            return
+
+        try:
+            with sqlite3.connect(self.seen_file) as conn:
+                existing_count = conn.execute("SELECT COUNT(1) FROM seen_articles").fetchone()[0]
+            if existing_count > 0:
+                return
+
+            with open(json_path, "r") as f:
+                seen_data = json.load(f)
+
+            current_time = datetime.now(timezone.utc).isoformat()
+            raw_seen = seen_data.get("seen", {})
+            if isinstance(raw_seen, list):
+                migrated = {str(k): current_time for k in raw_seen}
+            elif isinstance(raw_seen, dict):
+                migrated = {str(k): str(v) for k, v in raw_seen.items()}
+            else:
+                migrated = {}
+
+            if migrated:
+                with sqlite3.connect(self.seen_file) as conn:
+                    conn.executemany(
+                        "INSERT OR REPLACE INTO seen_articles (article_key, seen_at) VALUES (?, ?)",
+                        [(k, v) for k, v in migrated.items()],
+                    )
+                    conn.commit()
+                logger.info(f"Migrated {len(migrated)} seen articles from {json_path.name} to SQLite")
+        except FileNotFoundError:
+            return
+        except json.JSONDecodeError:
+            logger.error("Error parsing legacy seen_articles.json during migration")
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Error migrating legacy seen articles: {e}")
+
+    def save_seen_articles(self):
+        """Save seen article keys with retention in SQLite."""
+        try:
+            cutoff_time = datetime.now(timezone.utc) - timedelta(days=7)
+            cutoff_iso = cutoff_time.isoformat()
+            cleaned_articles = {}
+            with sqlite3.connect(self.seen_file) as conn:
+                conn.execute("DELETE FROM seen_articles WHERE seen_at < ?", (cutoff_iso,))
+                conn.executemany(
+                    "INSERT OR REPLACE INTO seen_articles (article_key, seen_at) VALUES (?, ?)",
+                    [(k, v) for k, v in self.seen_articles.items()],
+                )
+                conn.commit()
+                cursor = conn.execute("SELECT article_key, seen_at FROM seen_articles")
+                cleaned_articles = {row[0]: row[1] for row in cursor.fetchall()}
+
+            self.seen_articles = cleaned_articles
+            logger.info(f"Saved {len(self.seen_articles)} seen articles (cleaned old entries)")
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Error saving seen articles: {e}")
+    
+    def generate_article_hash(self, article: Dict) -> str:
+        """Generate unique hash for article based on URL only for better duplicate detection"""
+        # Use only the URL for hash to catch duplicates across different RSS sources
+        # Different sources may have same article with different titles/dates
+        url = article.get('link', '')
+        return hashlib.md5(url.encode()).hexdigest()
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def canonicalize_url(url: str) -> str:
+        """Normalize URLs so tracking variants map to one dedup key."""
+        if not url:
+            return ""
+
+        tracking_params = {"fbclid", "gclid", "mc_cid", "mc_eid", "igshid", "mkt_tok", "yclid"}
+        parts = urlsplit(url.strip())
+
+        filtered_query = []
+        for key, value in parse_qsl(parts.query, keep_blank_values=True):
+            lowered = key.lower()
+            if lowered.startswith("utm_") or lowered in tracking_params:
+                continue
+            filtered_query.append((key, value))
+
+        cleaned_query = urlencode(filtered_query, doseq=True)
+        cleaned_path = parts.path.rstrip("/") if parts.path not in ("", "/") else parts.path
+
+        return urlunsplit((parts.scheme.lower(), parts.netloc.lower(), cleaned_path, cleaned_query, ""))
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def normalize_text(value: str) -> str:
+        """Normalize text for stable content fingerprinting."""
+        return " ".join((value or "").lower().split())
+
+    @classmethod
+    def get_article_fingerprints(cls, article: Dict) -> Dict[str, str]:
+        """Build URL/content fingerprints for dedup checks."""
+        raw_url = article.get('url') or article.get('link') or ""
+        canonical_url = cls.canonicalize_url(raw_url)
+
+        title = cls.normalize_text(article.get('title', ''))
+        description = cls.normalize_text(article.get('description', ''))
+        content_blob = f"{title}|{description}"
+
+        url_fp = hashlib.sha256(canonical_url.encode("utf-8")).hexdigest() if canonical_url else ""
+        content_fp = hashlib.sha256(content_blob.encode("utf-8")).hexdigest()
+
+        return {
+            'url_key': f"url:{url_fp}" if url_fp else "",
+            'content_key': f"content:{content_fp}",
+            'canonical_url': canonical_url,
+        }
+
+    def is_article_from_today(self, published_dt: datetime) -> bool:
+        """Allow only items published on today's UTC date."""
+        now_utc = datetime.now(timezone.utc).date()
+        if published_dt.tzinfo is None:
+            published_dt = published_dt.replace(tzinfo=timezone.utc)
+        return published_dt.astimezone(timezone.utc).date() == now_utc
+
+    def is_duplicate_article(self, article: Dict) -> bool:
+        """Check URL/content fingerprint duplicates against sent-history."""
+        fingerprints = self.get_article_fingerprints(article)
+        url_key = fingerprints['url_key']
+        content_key = fingerprints['content_key']
+        return (url_key and url_key in self.seen_articles) or (content_key in self.seen_articles)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def mark_article_as_sent(cls, article: Dict, seen_file: str = "seen_articles.db"):
+        """Persist fingerprints only after successful delivery."""
+        manager = cls(feeds_file="", seen_file=seen_file, feed_type=article.get('feed_type', 'general'))
+        fingerprints = cls.get_article_fingerprints(article)
+        now_iso = datetime.now(timezone.utc).isoformat()
+
+        if fingerprints['url_key']:
+            manager.seen_articles[fingerprints['url_key']] = now_iso
+        manager.seen_articles[fingerprints['content_key']] = now_iso
+        manager.save_seen_articles()
+
+    def clean_html(self, text: str) -> str:
+        """Clean HTML tags and decode entities"""
+        if not text:
+            return ""
+        # Remove HTML tags
+        soup = BeautifulSoup(text, 'html.parser')
+        cleaned = soup.get_text()
+        # Clean up whitespace
+        cleaned = ' '.join(cleaned.split())
+        return cleaned[:500] + "..." if len(cleaned) > 500 else cleaned
+    
+    def extract_thumbnail(self, article: Dict, content: str = "") -> Optional[str]:
+        """Extract thumbnail URL from article"""
+        # Try media content first
+        media_content = getattr(article, 'media_content', [])
+        if media_content and isinstance(media_content, list):
+            for media in media_content:
+                if media.get('type', '').startswith('image/'):
+                    return media.get('url')
+        
+        # Try enclosures
+        enclosures = getattr(article, 'enclosures', [])
+        for enclosure in enclosures:
+            if enclosure.get('type', '').startswith('image/'):
+                return enclosure.get('href')
+        
+        # Try media thumbnail
+        if hasattr(article, 'media_thumbnail'):
+            thumbnails = getattr(article, 'media_thumbnail', [])
+            if thumbnails:
+                return thumbnails[0].get('url')
+        
+        # Try parsing content for images
+        if content:
+            soup = BeautifulSoup(content, 'html.parser')
+            img_tags = soup.find_all('img')
+            for img in img_tags:
+                src = img.get('src')
+                if src and any(ext in src.lower() for ext in ['.jpg', '.jpeg', '.png', '.gif', '.webp']):
+                    return src
+        
+        return None
+    
+    async def fetch_feed(self, url: str, name: str, initial_run: bool = False) -> List[Dict]:
+        """Fetch and parse single RSS feed"""
+        try:
+            async with self.session.get(url) as response:
+                if response.status == 200:
+                    content = await response.text()
+                    feed = feedparser.parse(content)
+                    
+                    if feed.bozo and feed.bozo_exception:
+                        logger.warning(f"Feed parsing warning for {name}: {feed.bozo_exception}")
+                    
+                    articles = []
+                    for entry in feed.entries[:10]:  # Limit to 10 most recent
+                        # Parse publication date. Skip undated items to prevent stale replays.
+                        published = getattr(entry, 'published_parsed', None) or getattr(entry, 'updated_parsed', None)
+                        if not published:
+                            continue
+
+                        published_dt = datetime(*published[:6], tzinfo=timezone.utc)
+
+                        # Strict real-time gate: today's UTC articles only.
+                        if not self.is_article_from_today(published_dt):
+                            continue
+
+                        # Get content/description
+                        content = ""
+                        if hasattr(entry, 'content') and entry.content:
+                            content = entry.content[0].value if isinstance(entry.content, list) else entry.content
+                        elif hasattr(entry, 'summary'):
+                            content = entry.summary
+                        elif hasattr(entry, 'description'):
+                            content = entry.description
+                        
+                        article = {
+                            'hash': self.generate_article_hash(entry),
+                            'title': self.clean_html(getattr(entry, 'title', 'No Title')),
+                            'description': self.clean_html(content),
+                            'url': self.canonicalize_url(getattr(entry, 'link', '')),
+                            'published': published_dt.isoformat(),
+                            'published_human': published_dt.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M UTC'),
+                            'source': name,
+                            'category': '',  # Will be set by caller
+                            'thumbnail': self.extract_thumbnail(entry, content),
+                            'feed_type': self.feed_type  # Track which feed type this came from
+                        }
+
+                        # Skip if article has already been sent recently.
+                        if self.is_duplicate_article(article):
+                            continue
+
+                        articles.append(article)
+                    
+                    if initial_run and articles:
+                        logger.info(f"Initial run - marked {len(articles)} articles from {name} as seen")
+                    elif articles:
+                        logger.info(f"Fetched {len(articles)} new articles from {name}")
+                    
+                    return articles
+                else:
+                    logger.error(f"HTTP {response.status} for feed {name}: {url}")
+                    return []
+        
+        except asyncio.TimeoutError:
+            logger.error(f"Timeout fetching feed {name}: {url}")
+            return []
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Error fetching feed {name}: {e}")
+            return []
+    
+    async def fetch_all_feeds(self, initial_run: bool = False) -> List[Dict]:
+        """Fetch all RSS feeds concurrently"""
+        if not self.session:
+            raise RuntimeError("RSS Manager not initialized. Use 'async with' context manager.")
+        
+        tasks = []
+        for category_name, feeds in self.feeds.items():
+            for feed_name, feed_url in feeds.items():
+                task = self.fetch_feed(feed_url, feed_name, initial_run)
+                tasks.append((task, category_name))
+        
+        all_articles = []
+        results = await asyncio.gather(*[task for task, _ in tasks], return_exceptions=True)
+        
+        for (_, category), result in zip(tasks, results):
+            if isinstance(result, Exception):
+                logger.error(f"Exception in category {category}: {result}")
+                continue
+            
+            for article in result:
+                article['category'] = category
+                all_articles.append(article)
+        
+        # Sort by published date (newest first)
+        all_articles.sort(key=lambda x: x['published'], reverse=True)
+        
+        if initial_run and all_articles:
+            # On first run, mark today's currently-visible items as sent to avoid startup flood.
+            now_iso = datetime.now(timezone.utc).isoformat()
+            for article in all_articles:
+                fingerprints = self.get_article_fingerprints(article)
+                if fingerprints['url_key']:
+                    self.seen_articles[fingerprints['url_key']] = now_iso
+                self.seen_articles[fingerprints['content_key']] = now_iso
+            self.save_seen_articles()
+            logger.info(f"Initial run: Marked {len(all_articles)} existing articles as seen (no alerts sent)")
+            return []  # Don't send alerts on first run
+        
+        logger.info(f"Total new articles: {len(all_articles)}")
+        return all_articles
+    
+    async def check_feed_status(self) -> Dict[str, Dict]:
+        """Check status of all feeds"""
+        if not self.session:
+            raise RuntimeError("RSS Manager not initialized. Use 'async with' context manager.")
+        
+        status = {}
+        
+        for category_name, feeds in self.feeds.items():
+            status[category_name] = {}
+            for feed_name, feed_url in feeds.items():
+                try:
+                    async with self.session.get(feed_url) as response:
+                        if response.status == 200:
+                            content = await response.text()
+                            feed = feedparser.parse(content)
+                            entry_count = len(feed.entries)
+                            last_updated = "Unknown"
+                            
+                            if feed.entries:
+                                latest = feed.entries[0]
+                                if hasattr(latest, 'published_parsed') and latest.published_parsed:
+                                    dt = datetime(*latest.published_parsed[:6], tzinfo=timezone.utc)
+                                    last_updated = dt.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M UTC')
+                            
+                            status[category_name][feed_name] = {
+                                'status': '✅ Online',
+                                'entries': entry_count,
+                                'last_updated': last_updated,
+                                'http_status': response.status
+                            }
+                        else:
+                            status[category_name][feed_name] = {
+                                'status': '❌ HTTP Error',
+                                'entries': 0,
+                                'last_updated': 'Error',
+                                'http_status': response.status
+                            }
+                
+                except Exception as e:
+                    status[category_name][feed_name] = {
+                        'status': '❌ Error',
+                        'entries': 0,
+                        'last_updated': 'Error',
+                        'error': str(e)[:100]
+                    }
+        
+        return status
+    
+    @staticmethod
+    def format_telegram_message(article: Dict) -> Tuple[str, Optional[str]]:
+        """Format article for Telegram message"""
+        # Category emoji mapping
+        category_emojis = {
+            'news': '📰',
+            'malware': '🦠',
+            'threat_intel': '🛰️',
+            'osint': '🕵️',
+            'research': '🔬'
+        }
+
+        emoji = category_emojis.get(article.get('category', ''), '📰')
+        category_display = article.get('category', '').replace('_', ' ').title()
+
+        title = escape(article.get('title', 'No Title'))
+        description = escape(article.get('description', ''))
+        source = escape(article.get('source', 'Unknown Source'))
+        published_human = escape(article.get('published_human', 'Unknown'))
+        category_safe = escape(category_display)
+        url = escape(article.get('url', ''), quote=True)
+        severity = article.get('severity', 'unknown').lower()
+        quality_score = article.get('quality_score')
+        cves = article.get('cves', [])[:3]
+        classifications = article.get('classifications', [])[:3]
+
+        severity_emoji = {
+            'critical': '🚨',
+            'high': '🔴',
+            'medium': '🟠',
+            'low': '🟡',
+        }.get(severity, '⚪')
+        severity_safe = escape(severity.upper())
+
+        message = f"{emoji} <b>{title}</b>\n\n"
+
+        if description:
+            message += f"📋 {description}\n\n"
+
+        message += f"🏷️ <b>Category:</b> {category_safe}\n"
+        message += f"📡 <b>Source:</b> {source}\n"
+        message += f"{severity_emoji} <b>Severity:</b> {severity_safe}\n"
+        if quality_score is not None:
+            message += f"⭐ <b>Quality:</b> {int(quality_score)}/100\n"
+        if classifications:
+            class_text = ", ".join(escape(c) for c in classifications)
+            message += f"🧠 <b>Type:</b> {class_text}\n"
+        if cves:
+            cve_text = ", ".join(escape(cve) for cve in cves)
+            message += f"🆔 <b>CVEs:</b> {cve_text}\n"
+        why_this_matters = RSSFeedManager.build_why_this_matters(article)
+        if why_this_matters:
+            message += f"🎯 <b>Why This Matters:</b> {escape(why_this_matters)}\n"
+        message += f"⏰ <b>Published:</b> {published_human}\n"
+        message += f"🔗 <b><a href=\"{url}\">Read Full Article</a></b>"
+
+        return message, article.get('thumbnail')
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def build_why_this_matters(article: Dict) -> str:
+        """Generate a concise operator-grade impact sentence."""
+        reasons = []
+        severity = str(article.get("severity", "")).lower()
+        cves = article.get("cves", []) or []
+        actors = article.get("threat_actors", []) or []
+        classes = set(article.get("classifications", []) or [])
+        quality = int(article.get("quality_score", 0) or 0)
+
+        if severity in {"critical", "high"}:
+            reasons.append(f"{severity.upper()} severity")
+        if cves:
+            reasons.append(f"references {len(cves)} CVE(s)")
+        if actors:
+            reasons.append("mentions known threat actors")
+        if "poc" in classes:
+            reasons.append("exploit/PoC indicators present")
+        if "advisory" in classes:
+            reasons.append("actionable advisory/patch context")
+        if not reasons and quality >= 70:
+            reasons.append("high-signal technical reporting")
+
+        return "; ".join(reasons[:3])
+
+# Example usage for testing
+async def main():
+    async with RSSFeedManager() as rss_manager:
+        # Test fetching feeds
+        articles = await rss_manager.fetch_all_feeds()
+        
+        for article in articles[:3]:  # Show first 3 articles
+            message, thumbnail = rss_manager.format_telegram_message(article)
+            print("=" * 50)
+            print(message)
+            if thumbnail:
+                print(f"Thumbnail: {thumbnail}")
+            print()
+        
+        # Test status check
+        print("Feed Status Check:")
+        status = await rss_manager.check_feed_status()
+        for category, feeds in status.items():
+            print(f"\n{category}:")
+            for feed_name, feed_status in feeds.items():
+                print(f"  {feed_name}: {feed_status['status']} ({feed_status['entries']} entries)")
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    asyncio.run(main())

threat_intel_bot.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+Threat Intelligence RSS Feed Telegram Bot
+Main bot script handling commands, subscriptions, and real-time alerts
+"""
+
+import asyncio
+import json
+import logging
+import os
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
+from typing import Any, Dict
+from pathlib import Path
+from functools import partial
+
+from telegram import Update
+from telegram.ext import (
+    ApplicationBuilder, 
+    CommandHandler, 
+    ContextTypes, 
+    MessageHandler,
+    filters
+)
+from telegram.constants import ParseMode
+from telegram.error import TelegramError
+
+from rss_manager import RSSFeedManager
+from content_classifier import ContentClassifier
+
+# Configure logging
+logging.basicConfig(
+    format='%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s',
+    level=logging.INFO
+)
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+CATEGORY_CONFIG = {
+    "news": {"label": "News", "emoji": "📰", "feeds_file": "feeds/news_feeds.json"},
+    "malware": {"label": "Malware", "emoji": "🦠", "feeds_file": "feeds/malware_feeds.json"},
+    "threat_intel": {"label": "Threat Intel", "emoji": "🛰️", "feeds_file": "feeds/threat_intel_feeds.json"},
+    "osint": {"label": "OSINT", "emoji": "🕵️", "feeds_file": "feeds/osint_feeds.json"},
+    "research": {"label": "Research", "emoji": "🔬", "feeds_file": "feeds/research_feeds.json"},
+}
+
+class ThreatIntelBot:
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        token: str,
+        subscribers_file: str = "subscribers.json",
+        min_quality_score: int = 0,
+        allowed_severities: str = "critical,high,medium,low",
+    ):
+        self.token = token
+        self.subscribers_file = subscribers_file
+        self.subscribers: Dict[str, Dict[str, Any]] = {}
+        self.classifier = ContentClassifier()
+        self.min_quality_score = max(0, min(min_quality_score, 100))
+        self.allowed_severities = {
+            value.strip().lower()
+            for value in allowed_severities.split(",")
+            if value.strip()
+        } or {"critical", "high", "medium", "low"}
+        self.application = None
+        self.monitoring_task = None
+        self.load_subscribers()
+    
+    def load_subscribers(self):
+        """Load subscriber list from file with feed type support"""
+        try:
+            with open(self.subscribers_file, 'r') as f:
+                data = json.load(f)
+                # Migrate old format to new format
+                if 'subscribers' in data and isinstance(data['subscribers'], list):
+                    # Old format: convert list to dict and preserve "all feeds" intent.
+                    self.subscribers = {
+                        str(sub_id): {'topic_id': None, 'feed_types': list(CATEGORY_CONFIG.keys())}
+                        for sub_id in data['subscribers']
+                    }
+                else:
+                    # New format: dict with topic info and feed types.
+                    raw_subscribers = data.get('subscribers', {})
+                    normalized: Dict[str, Dict[str, Any]] = {}
+                    for chat_key, info in raw_subscribers.items():
+                        if not isinstance(info, dict):
+                            continue
+
+                        topic_id = info.get('topic_id')
+                        raw_feed_types = info.get('feed_types', [])
+                        if isinstance(raw_feed_types, list):
+                            mapped = []
+                            for feed in raw_feed_types:
+                                if feed in CATEGORY_CONFIG:
+                                    mapped.append(feed)
+                                elif feed == "daily":
+                                    mapped.extend(["news", "threat_intel", "osint", "malware"])
+                                elif feed == "blogs":
+                                    mapped.extend(["research", "threat_intel", "malware"])
+                            feed_types = sorted(set(mapped))
+                        else:
+                            feed_types = []
+
+                        normalized[str(chat_key)] = {
+                            'topic_id': topic_id,
+                            'feed_types': feed_types
+                        }
+
+                    self.subscribers = normalized
+            logger.info(f"Loaded {len(self.subscribers)} subscribers")
+        except FileNotFoundError:
+            logger.info("No subscribers file found, starting with empty list")
+            self.subscribers = {}
+        except json.JSONDecodeError:
+            logger.error("Error parsing subscribers file")
+            self.subscribers = {}
+    
+    def save_subscribers(self):
+        """Save subscriber list to file"""
+        try:
+            with open(self.subscribers_file, 'w') as f:
+                json.dump({'subscribers': self.subscribers}, f, indent=2)
+            logger.info(f"Saved {len(self.subscribers)} subscribers")
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Error saving subscribers: {e}")
+    
+    async def start_command(self, update: Update, context: ContextTypes.DEFAULT_TYPE):
+        """Handle /start command"""
+        user_name = update.effective_user.first_name or "User"
+        
+        command_lines = []
+        for key, cfg in CATEGORY_CONFIG.items():
+            command_lines.append(
+                f"{cfg['emoji']} `{('/on_' + key)}` / `{('/off_' + key)}` - {cfg['label']}"
+            )
+
+        welcome_message = (
+            f"🔴 **Welcome to Threat Intelligence Bot, {user_name}!** 🔴\n\n"
+            "This bot monitors cybersecurity RSS feeds and delivers alerts to Telegram topics.\n\n"
+            "**📂 Category Commands:**\n"
+            + "\n".join(f"• {line}" for line in command_lines)
+            + "\n\n**🛠️ General Commands:**\n"
+            "• `/stats` - Check feed status and statistics\n"
+            "• `/help` - Show this help message\n\n"
+            "**💡 Tip for Telegram Groups with Topics:**\n"
+            "Run each `/on_<category>` command inside the topic where that category should post."
+        )
+        
+        await update.message.reply_text(
+            welcome_message,
+            parse_mode=ParseMode.MARKDOWN
+        )
+    
+    async def help_command(self, update: Update, context: ContextTypes.DEFAULT_TYPE):
+        """Handle /help command"""
+        await self.start_command(update, context)
+    
+    async def category_on_command(self, update: Update, context: ContextTypes.DEFAULT_TYPE, category: str):
+        """Handle /on_<category> command."""
+        if category not in CATEGORY_CONFIG:
+            return
+
+        chat_id = update.effective_chat.id
+        message_thread_id = getattr(update.message, 'message_thread_id', None)
+        subscriber_key = f"{chat_id}_{message_thread_id}" if message_thread_id else str(chat_id)
+        is_forum_topic = message_thread_id is not None
+        cfg = CATEGORY_CONFIG[category]
+
+        if subscriber_key not in self.subscribers:
+            self.subscribers[subscriber_key] = {'topic_id': message_thread_id, 'feed_types': []}
+
+        if category not in self.subscribers[subscriber_key]['feed_types']:
+            self.subscribers[subscriber_key]['feed_types'].append(category)
+            self.save_subscribers()
+            chat_type = "forum topic" if is_forum_topic else ("group" if update.effective_chat.type in ['group', 'supergroup'] else "private chat")
+            await update.message.reply_text(
+                f"{cfg['emoji']} **{cfg['label']} Activated!**\n\n"
+                f"You will now receive **{cfg['label'].lower()}** alerts in this {chat_type}.\n"
+                f"Type `/off_{category}` to unsubscribe.",
+                parse_mode=ParseMode.MARKDOWN,
+                message_thread_id=message_thread_id if is_forum_topic else None
+            )
+            logger.info(f"Subscriber {subscriber_key} enabled {category.upper()} - Topic ID: {message_thread_id}")
+        else:
+            await update.message.reply_text(
+                f"✅ {cfg['label']} is already enabled for this {('topic' if is_forum_topic else 'chat')}.",
+                parse_mode=ParseMode.MARKDOWN,
+                message_thread_id=message_thread_id if is_forum_topic else None
+            )
+
+    async def category_off_command(self, update: Update, context: ContextTypes.DEFAULT_TYPE, category: str):
+        """Handle /off_<category> command."""
+        if category not in CATEGORY_CONFIG:
+            return
+
+        chat_id = update.effective_chat.id
+        message_thread_id = getattr(update.message, 'message_thread_id', None)
+        subscriber_key = f"{chat_id}_{message_thread_id}" if message_thread_id else str(chat_id)
+        is_forum_topic = message_thread_id is not None
+        cfg = CATEGORY_CONFIG[category]
+
+        if subscriber_key in self.subscribers and category in self.subscribers[subscriber_key].get('feed_types', []):
+            self.subscribers[subscriber_key]['feed_types'].remove(category)
+            if not self.subscribers[subscriber_key]['feed_types']:
+                del self.subscribers[subscriber_key]
+            self.save_subscribers()
+
+            chat_type = "topic" if is_forum_topic else "chat"
+            await update.message.reply_text(
+                f"✋ **{cfg['label']} disabled.**\n\n"
+                f"This {chat_type} will no longer receive {cfg['label'].lower()} alerts.\n"
+                f"Type `/on_{category}` to re-subscribe.",
+                parse_mode=ParseMode.MARKDOWN,
+                message_thread_id=message_thread_id if is_forum_topic else None
+            )
+            logger.info(f"Subscriber {subscriber_key} disabled {category.upper()} - Topic ID: {message_thread_id}")
+        else:
+            await update.message.reply_text(
+                f"❌ This chat is not subscribed to {cfg['label'].lower()} alerts.",
+                parse_mode=ParseMode.MARKDOWN,
+                message_thread_id=message_thread_id if is_forum_topic else None
+            )
+
+    async def stats_command(self, update: Update, context: ContextTypes.DEFAULT_TYPE):
+        """Handle /stats command - show feed status for all categories."""
+        chat_id = update.effective_chat.id
+        message_thread_id = getattr(update.message, 'message_thread_id', None)
+
+        subscriber_key = f"{chat_id}_{message_thread_id}" if message_thread_id else str(chat_id)
+
+        if subscriber_key not in self.subscribers:
+            await update.message.reply_text(
+                "This topic is not subscribed yet. Use /on_news, /on_threat_intel, /on_malware, /on_osint, or /on_research first.",
+                message_thread_id=message_thread_id if message_thread_id else None
+            )
+            return
+
+        await update.message.reply_text(
+            "🔍 **Checking feed status...** Please wait...",
+            parse_mode=ParseMode.MARKDOWN,
+            message_thread_id=message_thread_id if message_thread_id else None
+        )
+
+        try:
+            total_feeds = 0
+            online_feeds = 0
+
+            # Send header message
+            await update.message.reply_text(
+                "📊 **Feed Status Report**\n",
+                parse_mode=ParseMode.MARKDOWN,
+                message_thread_id=message_thread_id if message_thread_id else None
+            )
+            await asyncio.sleep(0.5)
+
+            for category, cfg in CATEGORY_CONFIG.items():
+                async with RSSFeedManager(feeds_file=cfg["feeds_file"], feed_type=category) as manager:
+                    status_data = await manager.check_feed_status()
+
+                await update.message.reply_text(
+                    f"{cfg['emoji']} **{cfg['label'].upper()} FEEDS:**\n",
+                    parse_mode=ParseMode.MARKDOWN,
+                    message_thread_id=message_thread_id if message_thread_id else None
+                )
+                await asyncio.sleep(0.2)
+
+                for feed_category, feeds in status_data.items():
+                    category_display = feed_category.replace('_', ' ').title()
+                    category_message = f"**{category_display}:**\n"
+
+                    for feed_name, feed_info in feeds.items():
+                        total_feeds += 1
+                        status_icon = feed_info['status']
+                        entries = feed_info['entries']
+                        last_updated = feed_info['last_updated']
+
+                        if '✅' in status_icon:
+                            online_feeds += 1
+
+                        feed_line = f"• {feed_name}: {status_icon}\n"
+                        if entries > 0:
+                            feed_line += f"  └ {entries} articles, last: {last_updated}\n"
+                        if 'error' in feed_info:
+                            feed_line += f"  └ Error: {feed_info['error'][:50]}\n"
+                        category_message += feed_line
+
+                    await update.message.reply_text(
+                        category_message,
+                        parse_mode=ParseMode.MARKDOWN,
+                        message_thread_id=message_thread_id if message_thread_id else None
+                    )
+                    await asyncio.sleep(0.2)
+
+            # Send summary as final message
+            summary = f"📈 **Summary:**\n"
+            summary += f"• Total Feeds: {total_feeds}\n"
+            summary += f"• Online: {online_feeds}\n"
+            summary += f"• Offline: {total_feeds - online_feeds}\n"
+            summary += f"• Subscribers: {len(self.subscribers)}\n"
+            summary += f"• Last Check: {datetime.now(timezone.utc).strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M UTC')}"
+
+            await update.message.reply_text(
+                summary,
+                parse_mode=ParseMode.MARKDOWN,
+                message_thread_id=message_thread_id if message_thread_id else None
+            )
+
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Error in stats command: {e}")
+            await update.message.reply_text(
+                "❌ Error checking feed status. Please try again later.",
+                parse_mode=ParseMode.MARKDOWN,
+                message_thread_id=message_thread_id if message_thread_id else None
+            )
+    async def handle_non_subscribers(self, update: Update, context: ContextTypes.DEFAULT_TYPE):
+        """Handle messages from non-subscribers - completely silent for groups"""
+        # Bot remains silent for all non-command messages
+        # Only responds to slash commands, ignores everything else
+        pass
+    
+    async def send_alert(self, article: Dict, context: ContextTypes.DEFAULT_TYPE = None) -> bool:
+        """Send threat intel alert to subscribers based on feed type."""
+        if not self.subscribers:
+            return False
+
+        try:
+            message, thumbnail = RSSFeedManager.format_telegram_message(article)
+
+            failed_sends = []
+            article_feed_type = article.get('feed_type', 'general')
+            successful_sends = 0
+
+            for subscriber_key, sub_info in self.subscribers.copy().items():
+                # Check if subscriber wants this feed type
+                feed_types = sub_info.get('feed_types', [])
+                if article_feed_type not in feed_types:
+                    continue  # Skip if subscriber doesn't want this feed type
+
+                # Parse chat_id from subscriber_key (format: "chatid_topicid" or "chatid")
+                chat_id_part = subscriber_key.split('_')[0]
+                chat_id = int(chat_id_part)
+                topic_id = sub_info.get('topic_id') if isinstance(sub_info, dict) else None
+                
+                try:
+                    if thumbnail:
+                        # Try to send with photo
+                        try:
+                            await self.application.bot.send_photo(
+                                chat_id=chat_id,
+                                photo=thumbnail,
+                                caption=message,
+                                parse_mode=ParseMode.HTML,
+                                message_thread_id=topic_id
+                            )
+                            successful_sends += 1
+                        except TelegramError:
+                            # Fallback to text if photo fails
+                            await self.application.bot.send_message(
+                                chat_id=chat_id,
+                                text=message,
+                                parse_mode=ParseMode.HTML,
+                                disable_web_page_preview=False,
+                                message_thread_id=topic_id
+                            )
+                            successful_sends += 1
+                    else:
+                        await self.application.bot.send_message(
+                            chat_id=chat_id,
+                            text=message,
+                            parse_mode=ParseMode.HTML,
+                            disable_web_page_preview=False,
+                            message_thread_id=topic_id
+                        )
+                        successful_sends += 1
+                
+                except Exception as e:
+                    logger.warning(f"Failed to send to {chat_id}: {e}")
+                    if "bot was blocked" in str(e).lower() or "chat not found" in str(e).lower():
+                        failed_sends.append(subscriber_key)
+
+            # Remove blocked/invalid subscribers
+            for failed_key in failed_sends:
+                self.subscribers.pop(failed_key, None)
+                logger.info(f"Removed blocked/invalid subscriber: {failed_key}")
+            
+            if failed_sends:
+                self.save_subscribers()
+            
+            if successful_sends > 0:
+                # Mark as sent only after at least one Telegram delivery succeeded.
+                RSSFeedManager.mark_article_as_sent(article, seen_file="seen_articles.db")
+                logger.info(f"Alert sent to {successful_sends} subscribers: {article['title'][:50]}...")
+                return True
+
+            logger.info(f"No eligible subscribers for article: {article['title'][:50]}...")
+            return False
+        
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Error sending alert: {e}")
+            return False
+    
+    async def monitor_feeds(self):
+        """Background task to monitor RSS feeds by category."""
+        logger.info("Starting RSS feed monitoring for category feeds...")
+
+        # First run - just mark existing articles as seen, don't send alerts
+        try:
+            for category, cfg in CATEGORY_CONFIG.items():
+                async with RSSFeedManager(feeds_file=cfg["feeds_file"], feed_type=category) as manager:
+                    logger.info(f"Initial {category.upper()} feed scan - marking existing articles as seen...")
+                    existing_articles = await manager.fetch_all_feeds(initial_run=True)
+                    logger.info(
+                        f"Completed initial {category.upper()} scan. "
+                        f"Found {len(existing_articles)} existing articles (no alerts sent)"
+                    )
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Error in initial feed scan: {e}")
+
+        while True:
+            try:
+                all_articles = []
+
+                for category, cfg in CATEGORY_CONFIG.items():
+                    async with RSSFeedManager(feeds_file=cfg["feeds_file"], feed_type=category) as manager:
+                        category_articles = await manager.fetch_all_feeds(initial_run=False)
+                        all_articles.extend(category_articles)
+                        if category_articles:
+                            logger.info(f"Found {len(category_articles)} new {category.upper()} articles")
+
+                # Deduplicate within this polling batch (cross-feed/source duplicates).
+                unique_articles = []
+                batch_seen_url = set()
+                batch_seen_content = set()
+                for article in all_articles:
+                    fp = RSSFeedManager.get_article_fingerprints(article)
+                    url_key = fp['url_key']
+                    content_key = fp['content_key']
+
+                    if (url_key and url_key in batch_seen_url) or (content_key in batch_seen_content):
+                        continue
+
+                    if url_key:
+                        batch_seen_url.add(url_key)
+                    batch_seen_content.add(content_key)
+                    unique_articles.append(article)
+
+                # Send alerts for new articles
+                sent_count = 0
+                filtered_articles = []
+                for article in unique_articles:
+                    classified = self.classifier.classify_article(article)
+                    if classified.get("quality_score", 0) < self.min_quality_score:
+                        continue
+                    if classified.get("severity", "low") not in self.allowed_severities:
+                        continue
+                    filtered_articles.append(classified)
+
+                for article in filtered_articles:
+                    sent = await self.send_alert(article)
+                    if sent:
+                        sent_count += 1
+                    # Small delay to avoid rate limiting
+                    await asyncio.sleep(1)
+
+                if unique_articles:
+                    logger.info(
+                        f"Processed {len(unique_articles)} unique new articles; "
+                        f"after filters {len(filtered_articles)}; delivered {sent_count}"
+                    )
+                else:
+                    logger.info("No new articles found")
+
+            except Exception as e:
+                logger.error(f"Error in feed monitoring: {e}")
+
+            # Wait 5 minutes before next check
+            await asyncio.sleep(300)
+    
+    def build_application(self):
+        """Build the Telegram application"""
+        # Build application
+        self.application = ApplicationBuilder().token(self.token).build()
+        
+        # Add command handlers
+        self.application.add_handler(CommandHandler("start", self.start_command))
+        self.application.add_handler(CommandHandler("help", self.help_command))
+        for category in CATEGORY_CONFIG:
+            self.application.add_handler(
+                CommandHandler(f"on_{category}", partial(self.category_on_command, category=category))
+            )
+            self.application.add_handler(
+                CommandHandler(f"off_{category}", partial(self.category_off_command, category=category))
+            )
+        self.application.add_handler(CommandHandler("stats", self.stats_command))
+        
+        # Handle all other messages (for non-subscribers)
+        self.application.add_handler(
+            MessageHandler(filters.TEXT & ~filters.COMMAND, self.handle_non_subscribers)
+        )
+        
+        logger.info("Telegram bot application built successfully")
+    
+    async def start_monitoring(self):
+        """Start the background monitoring task"""
+        if not self.monitoring_task:
+            self.monitoring_task = asyncio.create_task(self.monitor_feeds())
+            logger.info("RSS monitoring task started")
+    
+    async def stop_monitoring(self):
+        """Stop the background monitoring task"""
+        if self.monitoring_task:
+            self.monitoring_task.cancel()
+            try:
+                await self.monitoring_task
+            except asyncio.CancelledError:
+                pass
+            self.monitoring_task = None
+            logger.info("RSS monitoring task stopped")
+    
+    async def run(self):
+        """Run the bot"""
+        self.build_application()
+        
+        try:
+            # Initialize and start the application
+            await self.application.initialize()
+            await self.application.start()
+            
+            # Start background monitoring
+            await self.start_monitoring()
+            
+            # Start polling
+            await self.application.updater.start_polling()
+            
+            logger.info("🚀 Threat Intel Bot is running!")
+            logger.info(f"📊 {len(self.subscribers)} subscribers loaded")
+            
+            # Keep running until interrupted
+            while True:
+                await asyncio.sleep(1)
+                
+        except KeyboardInterrupt:
+            logger.info("Received interrupt, shutting down...")
+        
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Error running bot: {e}")
+            raise
+        
+        finally:
+            # Cleanup
+            await self.stop_monitoring()
+            await self.application.stop()
+            await self.application.shutdown()
+
+def main():
+    """Main function"""
+    # Load .env file if it exists
+    env_file = Path('.env')
+    if env_file.exists():
+        with open(env_file, 'r') as f:
+            for line in f:
+                line = line.strip()
+                if line and not line.startswith('#') and '=' in line:
+                    key, value = line.split('=', 1)
+                    os.environ[key.strip()] = value.strip().strip('"\'')
+    
+    # Get bot token from environment variable
+    bot_token = os.getenv('BOT_TOKEN')
+    if not bot_token:
+        logger.error("BOT_TOKEN not found!")
+        logger.info("Either:")
+        logger.info("1. Set environment variable: export BOT_TOKEN='your_token'")
+        logger.info("2. Create .env file with: BOT_TOKEN=your_token")
+        return
+    
+    # Create and run bot
+    try:
+        min_quality_score = int(os.getenv("MIN_QUALITY_SCORE", "0"))
+    except ValueError:
+        logger.warning("Invalid MIN_QUALITY_SCORE; defaulting to 0")
+        min_quality_score = 0
+    allowed_severities = os.getenv("ALLOWED_SEVERITIES", "critical,high,medium,low")
+    bot = ThreatIntelBot(
+        bot_token,
+        min_quality_score=min_quality_score,
+        allowed_severities=allowed_severities,
+    )
+    
+    try:
+        asyncio.run(bot.run())
+    except KeyboardInterrupt:
+        logger.info("Bot stopped by user")
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.error(f"Bot crashed: {e}")
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()