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pabliito4628 Posted messages 1 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   -  
Pierrecastor Posted messages 10830 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   -
Bonjour
not long ago my Snapchat account was hacked, I was able to recover it and later retrieve the IP address of the person, but I don’t know how to look for the person using the IP address

thank you in advance for your help

have a nice day everyone

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  1. Anonymous user
     
    Hello,

    Impossible. You need to file a complaint if you want to have any chance.

    And assuming you locate the IP of the connection, what will you do? Go to that address? What will you do if you find a family of 5 people, will you accuse their children? Their parents?
    And if you find a dangerous individual, do you want to risk your life for a Snap account?
    By the way, how can you be sure that this IP belongs to the author of the hacking? Maybe they managed to use a neighbor's connection, a public wifi from McDonald's, their phone connection, or a VPN.

    In short, forget the idea of locating an IP yourself, it's not possible and it won't lead to anything useful.

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    That's it.
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  2. Pierrecastor Posted messages 10830 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   4 215
     
    Hello,

    You can't, at best, you have a vague geographical location.

    Only law enforcement can obtain someone's identity with their IP.

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    Light a fire for someone and they'll be warm for the rest of the day. Set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. -Terry Pratchett-
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  3. quentin2121 Posted messages 9063 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   Ambassadeur 1 313
     
    Hello, TRY THIS SITE, BUT WHAT IF THE PERSON WAS BEHIND A VPN... !

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    1. Anonymous user
       
      Hello, this site currently locates me in Paris. I am in Strasbourg without a VPN.
      In any case, it usually relies on an approximation, using IP databases like those maintained by MaxMind. There is no chance it will pinpoint the target's home; at best, it will land on a street or a neighborhood... provided the database is up to date.
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    2. Pierrecastor Posted messages 10830 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   4 215
       
      It will provide a location for the distributor, or it's connected to hundreds, if not thousands of people.

      And this site is off, it locates me hundreds of kilometers away from home.

      This one seems more relevant:

      https://www.mon-ip.co/localiser-ip
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      1. quentin2121 Posted messages 9063 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   1 313 > Pierrecastor Posted messages 10830 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention  
         
        Heu no, I'm in Brittany and your site above locates me in the Pyrenees!
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      2. Pierrecastor Posted messages 10830 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   4 215 > quentin2121 Posted messages 9063 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
         
        One more argument about the issues of IP localization. ;-)
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  4. Omega42
     
    Hi,
    To triangulate (locate) an IP address, special software is required that is not available for legal commercial use.
    The police and intelligence services have access to it.
    There are also some hackers who use this type of equipment.
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    1. Pierrecastor Posted messages 10830 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   4 215
       
      Nonsense.

      The police do not need to triangulate anything. They just make a request to the service provider who will give the name of the client and their address.
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