Security researchers at Socket have identified over 100 malicious extensions in the Chrome Web Store that are part of a coordinated campaign. These extensions steal Google OAuth2 Bearer tokens, deploy backdoors, and carry out ad fraud. At the time Socket published its report, all affected extensions were still available in the store. Google hasContinue Reading
Iranian government hackers are using Telegram as a way to steal data from hacked dissidents, opposition groups, and journalists who oppose the regime around the world, according to an FBI alert published on Friday. In the first stage of the attack, the hackers contact their targets and pretend to be a knownContinue Reading
Many systems use encryption in some way or another. However, when we talk about encryption in the context of modern private messaging services, the word typically has a very specific meaning: it refers to the use of default end-to-end encryption to protect users’ message content. When used in an industry-standard way, thisContinue Reading
Telegram, a popular cross-platform messenger, has received a new feature update with redesigned replies, adjustable link previews, colorful names for Premium users, improved stories, and other improvements. Here is what is new. Redesigned Replies With the latest update, Telegram users can quote specific parts of any message to make responsesContinue Reading
Telegram version 9.2 comes with auto-delete conversations, Aggressive Anti-Spam mode, and more Like WhatsApp, Telegram requires a phone number to sign up for the service, with your account tied to it. Privacy-conscious folks might not be comfortable with this, even though the best communication app for Android lets you hide your numberContinue Reading
The Nigerian Communications Commission’s Computer Security Incident Response Team (NCC-CSIRT) has advised users to use two-factor authentication to protect their Telegram accounts and not to download unknown Advanced IP Scanner Software in response to the discovery of a new attack that compromises victims’ VPN (Virtual Private Network) accounts to compromiseContinue Reading
Telegram has been busy this year rolling out improvements to its messaging platform. Now, its latest update will allow an unlimited amount of participants in a group video call. The major update comes bundled in with the latest version of Telegram, which sees the uncapped feature also applied to liveContinue Reading
One of the selling points of Zoom was that it could support a large number of users at any given time. This made it useful for companies to host meetings while their employees worked from home, or for schools to host classes and lectures that would typically have 50 orContinue Reading
For the longest time ever since it launched, Telegram has remained free to use. The app boasts about 500 million users to date, which means that it has a very large platform should they choose to monetize it, and it looks like they will finally be doing that and itContinue Reading