Мошенники придумали новую схему развода в мессенджерах: они похищают данные через картинки-открытки — внутри вшит вредоносный код.
Работает так: жертве прилетает открытка с расширением .gif — при нажатии на неё загружается вредоносный код на устройство, который ворует все персональные данные: от банковских реквизитов до паролей от аккаунтов.
Мошенники придумали новую схему развода в мессенджерах: они похищают данные через картинки-открытки — внутри вшит вредоносный код.
Работает так: жертве прилетает открытка с расширением .gif — при нажатии на неё загружается вредоносный код на устройство, который ворует все персональные данные: от банковских реквизитов до паролей от аккаунтов.
On Telegram’s website, it says that Pavel Durov “supports Telegram financially and ideologically while Nikolai (Duvov)’s input is technological.” Currently, the Telegram team is based in Dubai, having moved around from Berlin, London and Singapore after departing Russia. Meanwhile, the company which owns Telegram is registered in the British Virgin Islands. Again, in contrast to Facebook, Google and Twitter, Telegram's founder Pavel Durov runs his company in relative secrecy from Dubai. The account, "War on Fakes," was created on February 24, the same day Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a "special military operation" and troops began invading Ukraine. The page is rife with disinformation, according to The Atlantic Council's Digital Forensic Research Lab, which studies digital extremism and published a report examining the channel. "Like the bombing of the maternity ward in Mariupol," he said, "Even before it hits the news, you see the videos on the Telegram channels." Telegram has gained a reputation as the “secure” communications app in the post-Soviet states, but whenever you make choices about your digital security, it’s important to start by asking yourself, “What exactly am I securing? And who am I securing it from?” These questions should inform your decisions about whether you are using the right tool or platform for your digital security needs. Telegram is certainly not the most secure messaging app on the market right now. Its security model requires users to place a great deal of trust in Telegram’s ability to protect user data. For some users, this may be good enough for now. For others, it may be wiser to move to a different platform for certain kinds of high-risk communications.
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