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Pierluigi Paganini October 03, 2024
Telegram revealed it shared U.S. user data with law enforcement

Telegram fulfilled over a dozen U.S. law enforcement data requests this year, potentially revealing the IP addresses or phone numbers of 100+ users. Independent website 404 Media first revealed that in 2024 Telegram has fulfilled more than a dozen law enforcement data requests from the U.S. authorities. The social media platform “potentially revealed” that it […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 24, 2024
Telegram will provide user data to law enforcement in response to legal requests

Telegram will provide user data to law enforcement agencies in response to valid legal requests, according to a recent policy update Telegram has updated its privacy policy informing users that it will share users’ phone numbers and IP addresses with law enforcement in response to valid legal requests. The company CEO Pavel Durov announced the […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 21, 2024
Ukraine bans Telegram for government agencies, military, and critical infrastructure

Ukraine’s NCCC banned the Telegram app for government agencies, military, and critical infrastructure, due to national security concerns. Ukraine’s National Coordination Centre for Cybersecurity (NCCC) has banned the Telegram messaging app on government agencies, military, and critical infrastructure, due to national security concerns. The ban does not affect Ukrainian citizens. On September 19, Ukraine announced […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 29, 2024
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov charged in France for facilitating criminal activities

French prosecutors charged CEO Telegram Pavel Durov with facilitating various criminal activities on the messaging platform. French prosecutors have formally charged Telegram CEO Pavel Durov with facilitating various criminal activities on the platform, including the spread of child sexual abuse material (CSAM), enabling organized crime, illicit transactions, drug trafficking, and fraud. The authorities announced a […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 22, 2024
EvilVideo, a Telegram Android zero-day allowed sending malicious APKs disguised as videos

EvilVideo is a zero-day in the Telegram App for Android that allowed attackers to send malicious APK payloads disguised as videos. ESET researchers discovered a zero-day exploit named EvilVideo that targets the Telegram app for Android. The exploit was for sale on an underground forum from June 6, 2024, it allows attackers to share malicious […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 12, 2023
Anonymous Sudan launched a DDoS attack against Telegram

Anonymous Sudan launched a DDoS attack against Telegram after the company suspended the account of the group. The hacker collective Anonymous Sudan (aka Storm-1359) has launched a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack against Telegram in retaliation for the suspension of their primary account. “In a recent update, a well-known and notorious threat actor declared their targeting […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 11, 2023
Evil Telegram campaign: Trojanized Telegram apps found on Google Play

Evil Telegram: a Trojanized version of the Telegram app was spotted on the Google Play Store, Kaspersky researchers reported. Researchers from Kaspersky discovered several Telegram mods on the Google Play Store that contained spyware, the campaign was tracked as Evil Telegram. One of the apps was downloaded more than ten million times before it was […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 30, 2023
Chinese GREF APT distributes spyware via trojanized Signal and Telegram apps on Google Play and Samsung Galaxy stores

China-linked APT group GREF is behind a malware campaign distributing spyware via trojanized Signal and Telegram apps on Google Play ESET researchers uncovered a cyberespionage campaign carried out by the China-linked APT group known as GREF that is distributing spyware via trojanized Signal and Telegram apps on Google Play and Samsung Galaxy stores. The malware […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 15, 2023
QwixxRAT, a new Windows RAT appears in the threat landscape

QwixxRAT is a new Windows remote access trojan (RAT) that is offered for sale through Telegram and Discord platforms. The Uptycs Threat Research team discovered the QwixxRAT (aka Telegram RAT) in early August 2023 while it was advertised through Telegram and Discord platforms.  The RAT is able to collect sensitive data and exfiltrate them by […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 17, 2023
Experts warn of an emerging Python-based credential harvester named Legion

Legion is an emerging Python-based credential harvester and hacking tool that allows operators to break into various online services. Cado Labs researchers recently discovered a new Python-based credential harvester and hacking tool, named Legion, which was sold via Telegram. At this time, the sample analyzed by Cado Labs has a low detection rate of 0 […]