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New FireScam Android data-theft malware poses as Telegram Premium app
A new Android malware named ‘FireScam’ is being distributed as a premium version of the Telegram app via phishing websites on GitHub that mimick the RuStore, Russia’s app market for mobile devices. RuStore launched in May 2022 by the Russian internet group VK (VKontakte) as an alternative to Google Play and Apple’s App Store, following Western sanctions that impacted Russian…
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Telegram Has a New Verification Strategy to Cut Down on Scams
Misinformation and scams are an unfortunate reality of the internet in 2024. That “news” account might really be pushing falsehoods and lies, while that outreach from “Google” likely isn’t from the company at all. You really need to be on guard at all times when processing the information that passes through your social feeds, which is why it helps when apps…
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Telegram will start moderating private chats after CEO’s arrest
Now, Durov appears to have changed his tone. “Telegram’s abrupt increase in user count to 950M caused growing pains that made it easier for criminals to abuse our platform,” he wrote in the statement shared today. “That’s why I made it my personal goal to ensure we significantly improve things in this regard. We’ve already started that process internally, and…
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Telegram says CEO has ‘nothing to hide’ after being arrested in France
“It is absurd to claim that a platform or its owner are responsible for abuse of that platform,” the company says in an unnamed statement posted to its official channel in the Telegram app on Sunday. French officials have confirmed to multiple outlets that Durov was arrested as part of a police investigation into criminal activity taking place on the…
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