Recorded Future Threat Research CDF
The web format of this guide reflects the most current release. Guides for older iterations are available in PDF format.
Integration Details
ThreatQuotient provides the following details for this integration:
| Current Integration Version | 1.0.0 |
| Compatible with ThreatQ Versions | >= 5.5.0 |
| Support Tier | ThreatQ Supported |
Introduction
The Recorded Future Threat Research CDF integration enables analysts to ingest the latest research published by the Recorded Future Insikt Group into ThreatQ as Report objects. These reports provide in-depth analysis of cybersecurity trends, threat actors, and emerging risks, delivering actionable intelligence to support proactive threat detection and informed decision-making.
The integration provides the following feed:
- Recorded Future Threat Research - fetches intelligence reports from Recorded Future's Threat Research team, Insikt.
The integration ingests report and report attribute objects.
Installation
Perform the following steps to install the integration:
The same steps can be used to upgrade the integration to a new version.
- Log into https://marketplace.threatq.com/.
- Locate and download the integration yaml file.
- Navigate to the integrations management page on your ThreatQ instance.
- Click on the Add New Integration button.
- Upload the integration yaml file using one of the following methods:
- Drag and drop the file into the dialog box
- Select Click to Browse to locate the file on your local machine
ThreatQ will inform you if the feed already exists on the platform and will require user confirmation before proceeding. ThreatQ will also inform you if the new version of the feed contains changes to the user configuration. The new user configurations will overwrite the existing ones for the feed and will require user confirmation before proceeding.
The feed will be added to the integrations page. You will still need to configure and then enable the feed.
Configuration
ThreatQuotient does not issue API keys for third-party vendors. Contact the specific vendor to obtain API keys and other integration-related credentials.
To configure the integration:
- Navigate to your integrations management page in ThreatQ.
- Select the OSINT option from the Category dropdown (optional).
If you are installing the integration for the first time, it will be located under the Disabled tab.
- Click on the integration entry to open its details page.
- Enter the following parameters under the Configuration tab:
Parameter Description Topics Select the categories of blog/news posts to pull from Recorded Future. Options include: - State-Sponsored & Advanced Threats (default)
- Cybercrime (default)
- Global Issues (default)
- Fraud (default)
- Executive Insights (default)
- Operational Outcomes (default)
- Other
- Thought Leadership
- ERG (default)
Enable SSL Certificate Verification Enable this parameter if the feed should validate the host-provided SSL certificate. Disable Proxies Enable this parameter if the feed should not honor proxies set in the ThreatQ UI.
- Review any additional settings, make any changes if needed, and click on Save.
- Click on the toggle switch, located above the Additional Information section, to enable it.
ThreatQ Mapping
Recorded Future Threat Research
The Recorded Future Threat Research feed pulls posts from Recorded Future's Research and ingests them into ThreatQ as Report objects.
GET https://www.recordedfuture.com/placeholders.json
This request returns JSON data, which is used in the next request to pull the articles (index, App ID, API Key).
GET https://an767qem3v-dsn.algolia.net/1/indexes/{INDEX}/query?x-algolia-api-key={API_KEY}&x-algolia-application-id={APP_ID}
This request returns JSON data, which is parsed for tags, author, and the link to the underlying article. The full article content is then fetched.
Sample Response:
{ "exhaustive": { "nbHits": true, "typo": true }, "exhaustiveNbHits": true, "exhaustiveTypo": true, "hits": [ { "altTitle": "", "author": [ "Insikt Group\u00ae" ], "category": "", "countryTags": [ "Russia" ], "date": 1767798016, "excerpt": "Insikt Group reveals how GRU-linked BlueDelta evolved credential-harvesting campaigns targeting government, energy, and research organizations across Europe and Eurasia.", "image": "/research/media_13adafe204e74a6a3976247e1c12b0466f536b86e.gif?width=1200&format=pjpg&optimize=medium", "industryTags": [ "Software & Services" ], "lastModified": 1767737796, "objectID": "8cf135a5-0ddb-56cb-851e-c2da0944feca", "pillTag": "", "productTags": [ "Malware Intelligence" ], "publishedDate": 1767744000, "resourceBlock": true, "resourceBlockTitle": "Related", "resourceType": "research", "sidebar": "", "slug": "/research/gru-linked-bluedelta-evolves-credential-harvesting", "source": "gdoc", "threatTags": [ "Nation-State Attacks" ], "title": "GRU-Linked BlueDelta Evolves Credential Harvesting", "topicTags": [ "State-Sponsored & Advanced Threats" ] } ], "hitsPerPage": 24, "nbHits": 278, "nbPages": 12, "page": 0, "params": "hitsPerPage=24&page=0&filters=resourceType%3Aresearch&facetFilters=%5B%5D", "processingTimeMS": 1, "processingTimingsMS": { "_request": { "roundTrip": 114 }, "total": 0 }, "query": "", "renderingContent": {}, "serverTimeMS": 1 }
GET https://recordedfuture.com/{SLUG}
The mapping for this feed is based on the .hits[] array in the JSON data, as well as information parsed out of the article's HTML content.
| Feed Data Path | ThreatQ Entity | ThreatQ Object Type or Attribute Key | Published Date | Examples | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.title |
Report.Title | N/A | .publishedAt |
GRU-Linked BlueDelta Evolves Credential Harvesting |
N/A |
| N/A | Report.Description | N/A | N/A | N/A | Parsed from the HTML |
.publishedDate |
Report.Attribute | Published At | .publishedAt |
January 07, 2026 |
Converted to human-readable format. |
.lastModified |
Report.Attribute | Updated At | .publishedAt |
January 07, 2026 |
Updatable. Converted to human-readable format. |
.countryTags[] |
Report.Tag | N/A | N/A | Russia |
N/A |
.countryTags[] |
Report.Attribute | Country | .publishedAt |
Russia |
N/A |
.industryTags[] |
Report.Tag | N/A | N/A | Software & Services |
N/A |
.industryTags[] |
Report.Attribute | Industry | .publishedAt |
Software & Services |
N/A |
.productTags[] |
Report.Tag | N/A | N/A | Malware Intelligence |
N/A |
.productTags[] |
Report.Attribute | Product | .publishedAt |
Malware Intelligence |
N/A |
.threatTags[] |
Report.Tag | N/A | N/A | Nation-State Attacks |
N/A |
.threatTags[] |
Report.Attribute | Threat | .publishedAt |
Nation-State Attacks |
N/A |
.topicTags[] |
Report.Tag | N/A | N/A | State-Sponsored & Advanced Threats |
N/A |
.topicTags[] |
Report.Attribute | Topic | .publishedAt |
State-Sponsored & Advanced Threats |
N/A |
.author |
Report.Attribute | Author | .publishedAt |
Insikt Group |
N/A |
.resourceType |
Report.Attribute | Type | .publishedAt |
Research |
N/A |
Average Feed Run
Object counts and Feed runtime are supplied as generalities only - objects returned by a provider can differ based on credential configurations and Feed runtime may vary based on system resources and load.
| Metric | Result |
|---|---|
| Run Time | 1 minute |
| Reports | 14 |
| Report Attributes | 83 |
Known Issues / Limitations
- The feed utilizes since and until dates to make sure entries are not re-ingested if they haven't been updated.
- If you need to ingest historical blog posts, run the feed manually by setting the since date back.
Change Log
- Version 1.0.0
- Initial release
PDF Guides
| Document | ThreatQ Version |
|---|---|
| Recorded Future Threat Research CDF v1.0.0 | 5.5.0 or Greater |