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HeroRAT – A totally new Telegram-based Android RAT is spreading in the wildHeroRAT – A totally new Telegram-based Android RAT is spreading in the wild

HeroRAT – A totally new Telegram-based Android RAT is spreading in the wild

Malware researchers from ESET have discovered a new strain of Android RAT, tracked as HeroRat, that leverages Telegram protocol for command…

7 years ago
Russian Telegrab malware harvesting Telegram Desktop credentials, cookies, desktop cache, and key filesRussian Telegrab malware harvesting Telegram Desktop credentials, cookies, desktop cache, and key files

Russian Telegrab malware harvesting Telegram Desktop credentials, cookies, desktop cache, and key files

Cisco Talos researchers have spotted a new variant of Telegrab malware designed to collect information from the Desktop version of…

7 years ago
Anonymous defaced Russia govt website against Telegram banAnonymous defaced Russia govt website against Telegram ban

Anonymous defaced Russia govt website against Telegram ban

Anonymous collective hacked and defaced the subdomain of the Russia’s Federal Agency for International Cooperation (Rossotrudnichestvo) site to protest against…

7 years ago
Supreme Court in Russia ruled Telegram must provide FSB encryption keysSupreme Court in Russia ruled Telegram must provide FSB encryption keys

Supreme Court in Russia ruled Telegram must provide FSB encryption keys

A Supreme Court in Russia ruled Telegram must provide the FSB with encryption keys to access users' messaging data to avoid…

7 years ago
Telegram agrees to register in Russia, but it will not share private dataTelegram agrees to register in Russia, but it will not share private data

Telegram agrees to register in Russia, but it will not share private data

Telegram agrees to register with Russia authorities to avoid the local ban, but the battle is still ongoing because it…

8 years ago
Russian Gov is threatening to ban Telegram because it refused to comply data protection lawsRussian Gov is threatening to ban Telegram because it refused to comply data protection laws

Russian Gov is threatening to ban Telegram because it refused to comply data protection laws

Russia threatens to ban the Telegram instant messaging app because the company refused to be compliant with the country's new…

8 years ago
Just one picture would have used to take over WhatsApp and Telegram accountsJust one picture would have used to take over WhatsApp and Telegram accounts

Just one picture would have used to take over WhatsApp and Telegram accounts

A single picture could have been used by attackers to hack the popular secure messaging applications WhatsApp and Telegram. Security…

8 years ago
ISIS use of Telegram has definitively surpassed TwitterISIS use of Telegram has definitively surpassed Twitter

ISIS use of Telegram has definitively surpassed Twitter

Telegram is the ‘app of choice’ for ISIS members, its use has definitively surpassed Twitter and other social media platforms.…

8 years ago
Telecrypt ransomware abuses Telegram Messenger’s communication protocolTelecrypt ransomware abuses Telegram Messenger’s communication protocol

Telecrypt ransomware abuses Telegram Messenger’s communication protocol

Telecrypt ransomware is a new malware that abuses the instant messaging service Telegram for command and control (C&C) communications. Security…

9 years ago
InTheCyber discovered a serious flaw in messaging systemsInTheCyber discovered a serious flaw in messaging systems

InTheCyber discovered a serious flaw in messaging systems

Researchers at InTheCyber firm have discovered a new easy exploitable and dangerous vulnerability affecting messaging systems. InTheCyber – Intelligence &…

9 years ago