????️ Unless you've been living under a rock, you've probably heard that there's been quite the stir surrounding Telegram. Pavel Durov, its owner and CEO, was arrested in France after he got off his private jet at an airport outside Paris. So this is a good opportunity to tell you about the problems with Telegram and why it's better not to use it. Sources: ???? The Most Backdoor-Looking Bug I've Ever Seen https://words.filippo.io/dispatches/t... ???? Telegram: Crowdsourcing a More Secure Future https://telegram.org/blog/crowdsourci... ???? Telegram: Can I get Telegram's server-side code? https://telegram.org/faq#q-why-not-op... ???? Security Analysis of Telegram (Symmetric Part) https://mtpsym.github.io/ ????Looking back at how Signal works, as the world moves forward https://signal.org/blog/looking-back-... ???? What is VLOP? https://panoptykon.org/vlop ❌ Telegram still doesn't meet large platform requirements under DSA https://www.euronews.com/next/2024/08... ???? The Telegram Billionaire and His Dark Empire https://www.spiegel.de/international/... ???? Russia's VKontakte CEO says he was fired, flees Russia https://www.reuters.com/article/marke... ???? Russia lifts ban on Telegram messaging app after failing to block it https://www.reuters.com/article/techn... ???????? Telegram blocked in Cuba? Civil society demands answers https://www.accessnow.org/press-relea... ???? Russia blocks Signal messaging app as authorities tighten control over information https://apnews.com/article/russia-cra... 8️⃣ Eight signs of the difference of Telegram, one of Russia's most successful projects https://texty.org.ua/articles/112347/... ???? State-backed attackers and commercial surveillance vendors repeatedly use the same exploits https://blog.google/threat-analysis-g... ???? Telegram is shutting down a channel that called for violent protests against Iran's government https://www.vox.com/2017/12/30/168335... ⚖️ Telegram is now keeping laws, at least a little https://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/apps/... ???? Who is funding Telegram? How a decade of unprofitability hasn't stopped the messenger app from growing https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/article... ???????? Germany and Wirecard. The biggest financial fraud in Europe https://instytutsprawobywatelskich.pl... ⛓️‍???? Kremlin Denies Putin Met Telegram Boss Durov Before Arrest in France https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/0... ???? WSJ: France, UAE hacked Telegram CEO Durov's iPhone in 2017 https://news.az/news/wsj-france-uae-h... ???? Russian Military Bloggers Are Panicking After Telegram Chief's Arrest https://www.newsweek.com/russian-mili... ????️ Nechaev promoting the opposition parties of France to support the release of Durov https://ria.ru/20240825/durov-1968384... ????‍???? Telegram's CEO and Founder Durov Under Arrest: Cybercriminals React https://www.kelacyber.com/durov-teleg... If you don't trust shortened links (very good!) add a plus '+' at the end of them. This way you can see where they lead on the bit.ly/tinyurl page. © All trademarks are the property of their rightful owners. ❤️ Thank you for your attention. You can also find me on: Instagram @mateuszemsi / mateuszemsi Twitter @MateuszChrobok / mateuszchrobok Mastodon https://infosec.exchange/@mateuszchrobok LinkedIn @mateuszchrobok / mateuszchrobok Patronite @MateuszChrobok https://patronite.pl/MateuszChrobok Podcasts on: Anchor https://anchor.fm/mateusz-chrobok Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/6y6oWs2... Apple Podcasts https://apple.co/3OwjvOh Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:55 Encryption 03:53 MTProto 10:22 Privacy 14:02 Anti-system 20:25 Cooperation 25:19 Finance 29:37 Arrest 34:37 ​​Reaction 38:08 What To do and How to live? #Telegram #Durov #arrest #data #Russia