Security News > 2016 > August > Hackers compromised Telegram accounts, identified 15 million users’ phone numbers (Help Net Security)

Hackers have managed to compromise over a dozen Telegram accounts belonging to Iranian political activists and identify phone numbers tied to 15 million Iranian Telegram users, researchers Claudio Guarnieri and Collin Anderson claim. They are set to provide more details about their research this week on Black Hat USA 2016. What is known about the attacks so far The accounts with Telegram, a secure messaging service based in Germany, were compromised by exploiting the fact … More →

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