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Turning Telegram toxic: ‘ToxicEye’ RAT is the latest to use Telegram for command & control
By gmcdouga
Excerpt
Remote access trojan exploits Telegram communications to steal data from victims
and update itself to perform additional malicious activities
Research by: Omer Hofman
Telegram, the cloud-based IM platform has enjoyed a surge in popularity this year because of controversial changes to its rival, WhatsApp’s privacy settings. Telegram was the most downloaded app worldwide for January 2021 with more than 63 million installs, and has surpassed 500 million monthly active users. This popularity also extends to the cyber-criminal community. Malware authors are increasingly using Telegram as a ready-made command and control (C…
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