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Illicit HuiOne Telegram Market Surpasses Hydra, Hits $24 Billion in Crypto Transactions
2025-01-14 09:29

The Telegram-based online marketplace known as HuiOne Guarantee and its vendors have cumulatively received at least $24 billion in cryptocurrency, dwarfing the now-defunct Hydra to become the...

Telegram hands over data on thousands of users to US law enforcement
2025-01-07 15:33

Telegram reveals that the communications platform has fulfilled 900 U.S. government requests, sharing the phone number or IP address information of 2,253 users with law enforcement. [...]

FireScam infostealer poses as Telegram Premium app to surveil Android devices
2025-01-06 16:31

Once installed, it helps itself to your data like it's a free buffet Android malware dubbed FireScam tricks people into thinking they are downloading a Telegram Premium application that stealthily...

FireScam Android Malware Poses as Telegram Premium to Steal Data and Control Devices
2025-01-06 11:10

An Android information stealing malware named FireScam has been found masquerading as a premium version of the Telegram messaging app to steal data and maintain persistent remote control over...

New FireScam Android data-theft malware poses as Telegram Premium app
2025-01-04 15:16

A new Android malware named 'FireScam' is being distributed as a premium version of the Telegram app via phishing websites on GitHub that mimick the RuStore, Russia's app market for mobile devices. [...]

PyPI Python Library "aiocpa" Found Exfiltrating Crypto Keys via Telegram Bot
2024-11-25 13:54

The administrators of the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository have quarantined the package "aiocpa" following a new update that included malicious code to exfiltrate private keys via Telegram....

Russian Espionage Group Targets Ukrainian Military with Malware via Telegram
2024-10-28 14:02

A suspected Russian hybrid espionage and influence operation has been observed delivering a mix of Windows and Android malware to target the Ukrainian military under the Telegram persona Civil...

GitHub, Telegram Bots, and ASCII QR Codes Abused in New Wave of Phishing Attacks
2024-10-11 17:13

A new tax-themed malware campaign targeting insurance and finance sectors has been observed leveraging GitHub links in phishing email messages as a way to bypass security measures and deliver...

Tosint: Open-source Telegram OSINT tool
2024-09-27 04:30

Tosint is an open-source Telegram OSINT tool that extracts useful information from Telegram bots and channels. It’s suited for security researchers, investigators, and others who want to gather...

Telegram will share IP addresses, phone numbers of criminal suspects with cops
2024-09-24 09:51

Telegram will start handing over the IP addresses and phone numbers of users who violate their Terms of Service “to relevant authorities in response to valid legal requests”, Telegram founder and...