An Android infostealer malware called FireScam disguised as a fake Telegram Premium app was discovered being distributed through a GitHub.io phishing site that impersonates the RuStore, a popular app store used in Russia. Cyfirma researchers explained Dec. 30 that the FireScam malware looks to exfiltrate sensitive Android data, including notifications, messages, and other app data, … Read more
Telegram has vowed to delete sexually explicit deepfake content targeting Korean people as the Dubai-based messaging company moves to bolster cooperation with the South Korean government. Speaking to The Korea Times recently, Telegram spokesperson Remi Vaughn vowed a “zero-tolerance” policy against any illegal content and said it would join the Korean government’s efforts to protect … Read more
A new tax-themed malware campaign targeting insurance and finance sectors has been observed leveraging GitHub links in phishing email messages as a way to bypass security measures and deliver Remcos RAT, indicating that the method is gaining traction among threat actors. “In this campaign, legitimate repositories such as the open-source tax filing software, UsTaxes, HMRC, … Read more
The government of Ukraine imposed a ban on the Telegram messaging app being used on official devices belonging to government officials, military staff, and critical infrastructure workers, citing security fears. In an announcement on Friday, Ukraine’s National Security and Defence Council (Rnbo) claimed that Telegram posed a security threat to the nation, particularly during the … Read more
“SimpleX, at its core, is designed to be truly distributed with no central server. This allows for enormous scalability at low cost, and also makes it virtually impossible to snoop on the network graph,” Poberezkin wrote in a company blog post published in 2022. SimpleX’s policies expressly prohibit “sending illegal communications” and outline how SimpleX … Read more
