Security News

Telegram CEO leaves France temporarily as criminal probe continues
2025-03-17 20:13

French authorities have allowed Pavel Durov, Telegram's CEO and founder, to temporarily leave the country while criminal activity on the messaging platform is still under investigation. [...]

Desert Dexter Targets 900 Victims Using Facebook Ads and Telegram Malware Links
2025-03-10 12:50

The Middle East and North Africa have become the target of a new campaign that delivers a modified version of a known malware called AsyncRAT since September 2024. "The campaign, which leverages...

New Golang-Based Backdoor Uses Telegram Bot API for Evasive C2 Operations
2025-02-17 09:04

Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a new Golang-based backdoor that uses Telegram as a mechanism for command-and-control (C2) communications. Netskope Threat Labs, which detailed the...

Telegram captcha tricks you into running malicious PowerShell scripts
2025-01-22 20:35

Threat actors on X are exploiting the news around Ross Ulbricht to direct unsuspecting users to a Telegram channel that tricks them into executing PowerShell code that infects them with malware. [...]

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....