Tag: telegram

ESET Research discovers StrongPity APT group’s espionage campaign targeting Android users with trojanized Telegram app

January 10, 2023

ESET researchers identified an active StrongPity campaign distributing a fully functional but trojanized version of the legitimate Telegram app. ESET researchers identified an active StrongPity APT group campaign leveraging a fully functional but trojanized version of the legitimate Telegram app, which despite being non-existent, has been repackaged as „the“ Shagle app. This StrongPity backdoor has … More ESET Research discovers StrongPity APT group’s espionage campaign targeting Android users with trojanized Telegram app

ESET Research discovers scheme to steal cryptocurrency from Android and iPhone users

March 25, 2022

The attackers distributed malicious apps via fake and legitimate sites, and Telegram and Facebook groups. This sophisticated malicious cryptocurrency scheme targets mobile devices using Android or iOS operating systems (iPhones). The malicious apps were distributed through fake websites, mimicking legitimate wallet services and promoted with ads placed on legitimate sites using misleading articles, and via … More ESET Research discovers scheme to steal cryptocurrency from Android and iPhone users

Hidden in plain sight: How the dark web is spilling onto social media

February 10, 2022

A trip into the dark corners of Telegram, which has become a magnet for criminals peddling everything from illegal drugs to fake money and COVID-19 vaccine passes. Just a few years ago, illicit services and online contraband were firmly sourced in the hidden, largely untraceable depths of the internet: the dark web. People frequenting dark web … More Hidden in plain sight: How the dark web is spilling onto social media

WhatsApp Pink: Watch out for this fake update

April 21, 2021

The malware sends automated replies to messages on WhatsApp and other major chat apps. Android users should be wary of messages that are being circulated on WhatsApp and other major messaging platforms and promise to provide a new color theme for WhatsApp. Disguised as an official update for the platform, the “WhatsApp Pink” theme is … More WhatsApp Pink: Watch out for this fake update

WhatsApp delays privacy policy update after confusion, backlash

January 19, 2021

Millions of people flock to Signal and Telegram as WhatsApp scrambles to assuage users’ concerns. A little more than a week after announcing changes to its Privacy Policy and Terms of Service, WhatsApp is now postponing the enforcement of its new data sharing rules until May 15th. “We’re now moving back the date on which people will be asked to … More WhatsApp delays privacy policy update after confusion, backlash