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Russian malware harvesting Telegram Desktop creds, chats
2018-05-17 04:58

Python pogrommer may have outed himself on YouTube Already under attack by Russia's telecommunications regulator, a new source of woe has emerged for crypto-chat app Telegram: malware.…

Cybercriminals are turning to Telegram due to its security capabilities
2018-05-08 19:00

Check Point researchers have revealed that cybercriminals are increasingly exploiting the popular messaging app, Telegram, to exchange information, recruit new partners and evade authorities....

Telegram Rivaling Tor as Home to Criminal 'Forums'
2018-05-08 17:12

Telegram Channels Offer Great Anonymity and Are Being Increasingly Used by Cybercriminals read more

Russia is Banning Telegram
2018-04-23 19:15

Russia has banned the secure messaging app Telegram. It's making an absolute mess of the ban -- blocking 16 million IP addresses, many belonging to the Amazon and Google clouds -- and it's not...

Russia Says to Probe Facebook After Telegram Crackdown
2018-04-18 16:14

Russia's telecoms watchdog plans to probe Facebook before the end of the year after blocking access in the country to the popular messaging app Telegram, its head said on Wednesday. "We will...

“Privacy is not for sale,” says Telegram founder
2018-04-17 11:02

Telegram founder Pavel Durov has spoken out after Russia started blocking Telegram encrypted messaging.

Court rules to ban access to Telegram in Russia
2018-04-13 19:47

It didn’t take long for judge Yuliya Smolina of the Tagansky District Court of Moscow to rule that the Telegram secure messaging service should be blocked on the whole territory of Russia. She...

Russian government asks court to allow them to block Telegram
2018-04-09 15:12

Russian communications regulator’s fight to block the Telegram encrypted messaging service continues. Telegram (the company) has been fighting the Roskomnadzor – the Russian federal agency tasked...

Android Trojan Leverages Telegram for Data Exfiltration
2018-03-21 16:02

A newly discovered Android Trojan is abusing Telegram’s Bot API to communicate with the command and control (C&C) server and to exfiltrate data, Palo Alto Networks security researchers warn....

Telegram Ordered to Hand Over Encryption Keys to Russian Authorities
2018-03-20 19:10

Popular secure messaging service Telegram loses battle with Russian courts and now must hand over encryption keys or face being blocked from the country.