Re:The most backdoor-looking bug I’ve ever seen (2021)
by throwawayair557 on Friday January 21, 2022 @01:53PM
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Here are some cases of mass 'hacking' of Telegram. The problem with Telegram is these 'hacks' give attackers access to entire Telegram chat histories, unlike E2E apps like Signal, WhatsApp, Wire etc.
[1] Brazil politicians' Telegram 'hack' of 2019
https://www.wired.com/story/brazil-hacker-bolsonaro-car-wash...
[2] Iran Telegram 'hack' of 2016
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-cyber-telegram-exclu...
[3] Israeli cryptocurrency executives' 'hacked' on 2020 including their Telegram
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/tech-news/.premium-exclu...
[4] Moxie Marlinspike of Signal app on Telegram
https://twitter.com/moxie/status/1474067549574688768
Hack is in quotes because all involve SMS interception.