Security News > 2018 > February > Hackers Exploit 'Telegram Messenger' Zero-Day Flaw to Spread Malware
2018-02-13 13:48
A zero-day vulnerability has been discovered in the desktop version for end-to-end encrypted Telegram messaging app that was being exploited in the wild in order to spread malware that mines cryptocurrencies such as Monero and ZCash. The Telegram vulnerability was uncovered by security researcher Alexey Firsh from Kaspersky Lab last October and affects only the Windows client of Telegram
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