Tag: Telegram
A security flaw found in WhatsApp and Telegram on Android lets hackers mess with your photos, payments, and voice notes
The issue relates to the way your phone automatically downloads files like photos or video from messaging apps.
Hong Kong’s protesters used low-tech street smarts to smash China’s powerful techno-authoritarianism
The protesters used low-tech gear and street smarts to defeat China's many efforts to disrupt the protests. Here's how they did it.
Telegram suffered a huge cyberattack during the Hong Kong protests, and it’s blaming China
Telegram's founder, Pavel Durov, said the majority of the attacking IPs were based in China, and he pointed to the ongoing protests in Hong Kong.
The CEO of messaging app Telegram is claiming that Apple has been blocking updates to the app since April
The CEO of the messaging app Telegram is saying Apple has been blocking updates to the app since April, around the time Telegram was banned in Russia. Now, certain Telegram features have stopped working.
The tools you’ve been using to secure your emails have a flaw — here’s what you should use to send secure messages
It's a wake up call for better security in emails.
Russia puts Facebook on alert after ruthlessly banning Telegram
Facebook could be banned in Russia unless it cooperates with Kremlin database demands.
People are using the messaging app Telegram to share pirated movies and stolen Netflix and Spotify accounts
The Outline explored some of the Telegram channels created for sharing pirated content, and, in some instances, even managed to obtain stolen streaming logins.
An ISIS recruiter who tried to radicalise strangers over Facebook is in prison after someone sent screenshots to police
Mohammed Kamal Hussain sent a message to someone hoping they would become a jihadist. They told the authorities instead.
Telegram is reportedly holding a 2nd pre-ICO sale but some crypto investors aren’t touching it with a 10-foot pole
Telegram could raise as much as $1.6 billion in its initial coin offering before even opening it up to the public.
Telegram app was targeted by crypto mining malware, Kaspersky Lab says
Malware has been us...