v1.4.3.1

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# user-scanner v1.4.3.1 — 2026-08-06

> ⚠️ **CRITICAL HOTFIX RELEASE**  
> **This is an urgent point-release that fixes a critical bug present in `v1.4.3`. All end-users, package maintainers (Arch Linux, Nixpkgs etc.), and OSINT platforms/threat intel services wrapping `user-scanner` into automated pipelines are strongly advised to update to `v1.4.3.1` immediately.**
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## 🚨 Hotfix Changes (v1.4.3.1)
- Fix: result formatting ignored the new `media` dictionary, causing images (e.g., avatar URLs) to be dropped from all standard outputs when modules (like GitHub) correctly placed media in the `media` key. The fix updates `result.py` to explicitly merge `media` with `extra` for the terminal UI tree, and adds the `media` dictionary to both the JSON (`as_dict`) and CSV (`to_csv`) export pipelines so media URLs are preserved in terminal output and exported files. Related context: the `media` dictionary was introduced in PR #471.
- Bumped version constants to 1.4.3.1 across project files.

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## 📦 What was in v1.4.3 (Full Release Notes)

# user-scanner v1.4.3 — 2026-08-04

This release collects merged changes since v1.4.2 (PRs greater than #466). It includes new modules, feature improvements, documentation updates, bugfixes for false positives and reliability, and several maintenance items.

## Notable changes

### New modules and data sources
- Add Nexus Mods username scan module (#481) — by @kristoisberg; reviewed by @brunolm, @kaifcodec.
- Add Polarsteps username scan module (#482) — by @kristoisberg; reviewed by @A-S-Manoj, @brunolm, @kaifcodec.
- Add Dropbox email scan module (#489) — by @beranka; reviewed by @json-hunter07, @kristoisberg, @kaifcodec.
- Add 7 new email_scan modules (shopping, women_health, etc.) (#495) — by @kaifcodec; reviewed by @kristoisberg.
- (Other smaller module additions and improvements merged in this window are included in the detailed list below.)

### Features & enhancements
- Export: add PDF report generator and `--format pdf` option (#471) — by @kaifcodec; reviewed by @kristoisberg, @VamatoHD.
- CLI: default to found-only results and introduce `--all` flag; add progress bar using rich (#483) — by @kaifcodec; reviewed by @kristoisberg, @VamatoHD.
- Gravatar: enrich profile metadata extraction (#477) — by @kaifcodec; (no formal reviewer recorded).
- Improvements to roblox username module (#476) — by @VamatoHD; reviewed by @kaifcodec.

### Bug fixes and accuracy improvements
- Fix flipboard email module false positives (#469) — by @kristoisberg; reviewed by @kaifcodec.
- Fix xnxx and xvideos email module false positives (#470) — by @kristoisberg; reviewed by @kaifcodec.
- Fix RedTube, Tube8, YouPorn email module false positives (#473) — by @kristoisberg; reviewed by @brunolm, @kaifcodec.
- Fix BeSoccer email module false positives (#474) — by @kristoisberg; reviewed by @kaifcodec.
- Fix YouTube username module false positives (#475) — by @kristoisberg; reviewed by @kaifcodec.
- Fix Bluesky username module false positives (#488) — by @kristoisberg; reviewed by @kaifcodec, @json-hunter07.
- Fix academia.edu false-positive rejection (#487) — by @kristoisberg; reviewed by @kaifcodec.
- Fix Facebook unavailable marker string update (#490) — by @A-S-Manoj; reviewed by @kaifcodec.
- Fix: correct Fore.reset typo that crashed update error handler (#494) — by @A-S-Manoj; reviewed by @kaifcodec.
- Follow redirects in Zomato username module (prevent regional 302 issues) (#500) — by @kristoisberg; reviewed by @kaifcodec.
- CLI: prevent bandwidth waste on invalid output format (#502) — by @kaifcodec; reviewed by @json-hunter07.
- Skip update prompt when PyPI check fails (#486) — by @A-S-Manoj; reviewed by @kaifcodec.
- Result branch and validation consistency fixes (Result error handling) (#450, #436 referenced in this window) — contributors: @A-S-Manoj, @SpiliosDimakopoulos; reviewed by @kaifcodec.

### Documentation
- Docs: explain browser impersonation helpers (#472) — by @w3lld1; reviewed by @brunolm, @kaifcodec.
- Docs: other small clarifications merged in this window (see PR list).

### Tests & CI / Maintenance
- Various test additions and maintenance work merged (unit tests, result-branch tests, etc.). Examples:
  - Add result branch tests (#461) — by @SpiliosDimakopoulos.
  - Add Hudson tests and other test upgrades (#459, #461) — by @SpiliosDimakopoulos.
- CI: pinned/maintenance and stability fixes are included in changes around this period (see PRs for exact pin/fix commits).

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## Detailed merged PRs included in v1.4.3 (since #466)
- #469 — fix: flipboard email module false positives — by @kristoisberg; reviewed by @kaifcodec, @kristoisberg.
- #470 — fix: xnxx and xvideos email module false positives — by @kristoisberg; reviewed by @kaifcodec.
- #471 — feat(export): add PDF report generator and `--format pdf` option — by @kaifcodec; reviewed by @kristoisberg, @VamatoHD.
- #472 — docs: explain browser impersonation helpers — by @w3lld1; reviewed by @brunolm, @kaifcodec.
- #473 — fix: RedTube, Tube8, YouPorn email module false positives — by @kristoisberg; reviewed by @brunolm, @kaifcodec.
- #474 — fix: BeSoccer email module false positives — by @kristoisberg; reviewed by @kaifcodec.
- #475 — fix: YouTube username module false positives — by @kristoisberg; reviewed by @kaifcodec.
- #476 — Improvements to roblox.py username scan module — by @VamatoHD; reviewed by @kaifcodec.
- #477 — feat(gravatar): enrich profile metadata extraction — by @kaifcodec; (no reviewer recorded).
- #481 — feat: add Nexus Mods username module — by @kristoisberg; reviewed by @brunolm, @kaifcodec.
- #482 — feat: add Polarsteps username module — by @kristoisberg; reviewed by @A-S-Manoj, @brunolm, @kaifcodec.
- #483 — feat: default to found-only results and introduce `--all` flag, progress bar with rich — by @kaifcodec; reviewed by @kristoisberg, @VamatoHD.
- #486 — fix: skip update prompt when PyPI check fails (#480) — by @A-S-Manoj; reviewed by @kaifcodec.
- #487 — fix: reject usernames causing false positives in academia.edu module — by @kristoisberg; reviewed by @kaifcodec.
- #488 — fix: Bluesky username module false positives — by @kristoisberg; reviewed by @kaifcodec, @json-hunter07.
- #489 — feat: add Dropbox email module — by @beranka; reviewed by @json-hunter07, @kristoisberg, @kaifcodec.
- #490 — fix(facebook): update stale unavailable marker string — by @A-S-Manoj; reviewed by @kaifcodec.
- #494 — fix: correct Fore.reset typo crashing update error handler — by @A-S-Manoj; reviewed by @kaifcodec.
- #495 — feat: add 7 new email_scan modules, shopping(2), women_health(5) — by @kaifcodec; reviewed by @kristoisberg (comments by @tiehardoim-coder).
- #500 — fix: follow redirects in Zomato username module — by @kristoisberg; reviewed by @kaifcodec.
- #502 — fix(cli): prevent bandwidth waste on invalid output format — by @kaifcodec; reviewed by @json-hunter07.

## Credits
Thanks to all contributors and reviewers for this batch of changes: @kaifcodec, @kristoisberg, @brunolm, @json-hunter07, @A-S-Manoj, @VamatoHD, @beranka, @w3lld1, @SpiliosDimakopoulos and others.

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