Security News

Telegram Messenger Adds AI-powered Encrypted Voice Calls (The Hackers News)
2017-03-31 04:16

Joining the line with rival chat apps WhatsApp, Viber, Facebook Messenger, and Signal, the Telegram instant messaging service has finally rolled out a much-awaited feature for the new beta...

Vulnerability in WhatsApp and Telegram allowed complete account takeover (Help Net Security)
2017-03-15 18:55

Check Point researchers today revealed a new vulnerability on WhatsApp and Telegram’s online platforms – WhatsApp Web & Telegram Web. By exploiting this vulnerability, attackers could completely...

WhatsApp, Telegram Vulnerabilities Exposed Users to Account Takeover (Threatpost)
2017-03-15 18:35

WhatsApp and Telegram patched vulnerabilities in the last week that could have let an attacker take over a user's account.

WhatsApp, Telegram Patch Account Hijacking Vulnerability (SecurityWeek)
2017-03-15 15:44

Flaw in web versions of WhatsApp, Telegram put accounts at risk (ZDNet)
2017-03-15 14:14

Telecrypt ransomware uses Telegram for command and control (Help Net Security)
2016-11-10 17:08

Telecrypt, a newly spotted piece of crypto ransomware that uses Telegram’s communication protocol to deliver the decryption key to the crooks, is targeting Russian-speaking users. The malware...

Messaging App Telegram Adds Games To Challenge Facebook (Forbes)
2016-10-03 11:37

Forensics tool nabs data from Signal, Telegram, WhatsApp (The Register)
2016-08-15 02:06

Users of secure chat app Telegram popped after possible nation-state attack (The Register)
2016-08-04 08:49

Hackers compromised Telegram accounts, identified 15 million users’ phone numbers (Help Net Security)
2016-08-03 15:49

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...